Would you expect a 'white' person to represent the voices of BME community and 'speak-out' their basic human and civil rights struggles?
Would you expect a 'hetrosexual' person to represent the voices of LGBT community and 'speak-out' their basic human and civil rights struggles?
Would you expect a 'men' to represent 'womens' voices and 'speak-out' their basic human and civil rights struggles?.....
...so for god sake why are well still allowing non-disabled people (including professionals) to control and represent the voices of the Disabled community and 'speak-out' our basic human and civil rights struggles, under 'Nothing About Us, Without Us'... times really need to change within attitudes and behaviour , including politically too, to understand 'inclusion' what it means to Disabled People.
Disabled People, like other minority groups need allies, but their needs to be time for reflection of what people think 'Becoming An Ally' really means in practice.... Some people need to be taught how to let go of their 'power'
How To Be An Ally?
Food for thought: ?Becoming an ally to oppressed people.
Excerpt from “Becoming an Ally Breaking the Cycle of Oppression” by Anne Bishop.
Published by Fernwood Publishing, Halifax
"How To"- Becoming an Ally
http://www.daa.org.uk/index.php?page=how-to-be-an-ally
Colin Revell
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