Thanks for your endorsement George! I certainly wouldn't dare assume the poison chalice of writing on behalf of us all in our diversity.
I was implying that it might be good if members of this list were to take on that work collectively. Anyone can edit the page anytime they like, just click the edit option, type away and save your changes... the page owner can always veto them (I don't know who that is, by the way).
I thought it would be interesting for different people to start sub-sections on the page to detail the history and provision of disability studies in different countries, e.g.....
Canada
Germany
Japan
UK
USA
Etc. etc....
If I ever get 20 minutes spare I don't mind having a first attempt at a UK summary, to which others can add (but I might be retired before I get that 20 minutes!)
Best wishes
Mark
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Sent: 14 October 2010 14:02
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Subject: RE: global disability studies on Wikipedia
Looks like you've got yourself a job, then, Mark ....
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Sent: Thu 14/10/2010 10:24
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Subject: global disability studies on Wikipedia
I was intrigued by the current text of the 'disability studies' page on Wikipedia, which informs me that:
"...the actual scope of disability studies differs from country to country in spite of its common core. Some, such as the United Kingdom, tend to see the field primarily as primarily belonging only to disabled people and the disability activism they might tend to promote; in the United States, by contrast, a much wider range of professions, such as sociology and the social sciences more generally, which involves both able-bodied and disabled people, may be involved."
I wasn't aware of this ;-)
More generally, it reminded me that it might be interesting to see evidence of developments and updates from different countries on this page if anyone has the time and inclination to contribute.
Best wishes
Mark Priestley
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