on the reverse I have had numerous Dyslexic students who have grasped
the disability label and have felt empowered by feeling part of a larger
minority group - so it really is a personal thing!
Faye Langston
Coventry University
Ember Kelly wrote:
>
> People with dyslexia don't want the label of disability because of its
> connection to abnormality.
>
> Deaf people feel the same way. Personally whilst I recognise that society
> calls my deafness a disability, I don't experience it as an abnormality but
> rather a difference.
>
> As such, DSA can be seen to be a recognition of different support needs
> that enables access, rather than an entity that labels people as abnormal.
> It is however difficult to to stress this aspect when in general society
> emphaises another.
>
> Ember
>
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> Dr Ember Kelly
> Communication & Support Services Co-ordinator
> Access Unit for Deaf and Disabled Students
> University of Bristol, 4th Floor, Union Building
> Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LN
> Tel: 0117 954 5729 (voice) 0117 9545731 (minicom)
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