Mitzi et al
The fact of the matter is that disabled people have no time within DAN and other radical movements to be writing anything within the Disabled Peoples' movement, because they are continually on a daily basis in arguments with all the public bodies and/or protesting on the streets embattled to voices their anger that they are being denied basic human rights and civil liberties by Governments and public bodies to access all services, aids, equipment and assistive technology and support (including advocacy) to enable inclusive living.
This takes up all your time, energy and takes it toll being an 'ACTIVIST' as one knows at personal and professional costs in one's life for 'whistleblowing' and 'speaking out', under 'Nothing About Us, Without Us'.... I have all the scars to prove it!!!
FREEOURPEOPLE
Colin Revell
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:57:30 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: disability and radical movements
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Drat, I had a much better written and more extensive response to the question asked, and then lost it when my email timed out!
> Yes, there are responses to disability within radical movements, though personally I have often found them lacking. Either people with disabilities are just another item on the roll call of the oppressed, with access issues and health care seen as "their" main needs, or you have the approach where disability is seen as solely a product of capitalism, which ignores the fact that impairment, ill health and aging are a natural part of being human.
> Personally, I've been involved in the anarchist community for most of my adult life and so was asked to write a piece on disability issues for Fifth Estate ("An Anarchist Response to Disability," Fifth Estate, 41 (374), Winter 2007) as an introduction to the social model and practices consistent with anarchism that work with it. It's nothing earthshattering but if anyone is interested, email me and I will send you a copy. I don't think Fifth Estate is available electronically. There are usually disability-related workshops and activist meetings as part of the annual London Anarchist Bookfair (http://www.anarchistbookfair.org/), the largest anarchist event in Britain. I've also written a chapter for an upcoming book for radical/alternative parents of kids with special needs, which you can find out more about here: http://www.shortbusbook.blogspot.com/
> And that's just me, hopefully others can hop in with what they get up to when they're off being political activists and leaving their academic gowns in the office!
>
> ________________End of message________________
>
> This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies).
> Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask]
>
> Archives and tools are located at:
> www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html
> You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.
_________________________________________________________________
All your Twitter and other social updates in one place
http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/
________________End of message________________
This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies).
Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask]
Archives and tools are located at:
www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html
You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.
|