Hi,
I found the discussions about disabled people/pwd really helpful
and wondered what the arguments were for learning disability as
opposed to learning difficulty (or vice versa).
Should I stop there or open myself to critisms by rambling on a
bit?!Does the term learning difficulty imply that the 'problem'
is located within that person and therefore isn't a social
construction or does it suggest that there is a continuum of
learning 'ability' that everyone is on?
If you have a learning disability why aren't you learning
disabled or don't the arguments in favour of disabled person as
opposed to pwd apply in the case of learning disabilities?
And if they don't doesn't this underline the tensions within the
social model about impairment?
Please, please be gentle with any responses.... and thanks!
Sara
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