If anyone thinks Wikipedia is either neutral or benign then I think there is
sommat way wrong there.
Let us all destroy Wikipedia, I am sure the shades of Salvador Dali and
Moondog would be with me there.
Larry
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> Hi there
> I am British and have lived in the US since 1984. I think it varies, but
mainly, it is
> people with disabilities, or people who have family members, who are more
involved in
> the disability studies field. I've taken a disabilities class before out
of a school of
> social work and found it to be more very much based on the medical model
> (horrifyingly so) so I feel that it's very important to have this field
in academia and
> also to have the disability classes be cross listed with other departments
e.g. womens
> studies, nursing, diversity studies, queer studies, healthcare, etc etc.
>
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