Anne Marie,
This is a non academic response to your question.
without prejudice
Charities as a means to solve social problem is, for the most part a
capitalist construction. Wherein the "victim's" most "vulnerable" point
is exploited to call pity on them; this trigger guilt in others so that
funds are sent.
An exchange of some sort (feeling goods by giving monetary to the
"victims"). This exchanges give illusion necessary or otherwise, that the
external individuals are doing something. In reality the social problem
persist and increase.
With regard to disability it also works in the following way:
It makes charity organization rich, and respectable
Increases self-doubts among those of us who see ourselves (in younger years)
paraded as, "freaks "
Increases the needs for cure industries and or technologies response on
how to makes us "good and normal" or get rid of us.
Increases society fear of producing more of us.
I suggest a good book that gives you better response than what I outlined
is " Beyond Ramp.... by Martha Russell
Maria
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> I am currently studying a B.A. in Learning Difficulties at Fife College.
I
> have been asked to deliver a presentation on 'The Charity Trap' and
> although I have researched the subject, I do not want to deliver any
> projects without, at least, some real representation. I would be very
> grateful if I could communicate with disabled people and gather some real
> and valuable information. I would really like to know what people think
of
> charities, how disabled people are portrayed and any input which anyone
> would like to contribute. I hope I don't sound patroninsing or silly, I
am
> very interested in people and inequalities. I really want to talk to
> you. Thank you for reading this. Look forward to communicating.
>
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