Hi,
Bad terminology on my part. It is definitely trying to limit the scope of
my research that is being done.
I don't want to limit the definition of disability - it will just be a
question of whether I examine all disabilities or limit which ones I look
at.
I had viewed mental disabilities as difficult to survey which was going to
be part of my methodology. Ethically it will be harder to get approval and
it may be necessary to have others fill out a survey on their behalf.
I plan to conduct the surveys using web based facilities, perhaps survey
monkey, and if the people have limited mental capacity that may prove
difficult for them.
I certainly don't wish to further discrimination by excluding them though.
I will give a more considered reflection tomorrow when have further
considered all the comments. It is proving to be very thought provoking and
very useful.
Thanks,
Dale.
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Hi Dale,
It concerns me that you are talking about "limiting the definition of
disability" rather than about limiting the scope of your paper. I believe
also that limiting the scope of your paper to exclude mental disabilities
may be unwittingly falling into discrimination. Could you say more about
why you think that the distinction between mental and physical disabilities
is a useful way to narrow the scope? People with mental disabilities are
often the most discriminated against in law, and are also unjustly excluded
from the definition of disability in many countries, so that excluding this
group from the research on anti-discrimination law would perpetuate its
exclusion more broadly.
Interestingly, it may be that all disability can be experienced in physical/
sensory/ mental/ intellectual and other dimensions. As I read in the report
of a training seminar of people with "psychosocial" disabilities, the leader
presented it in this way with a resulting rich discussion.
Best wishes,
Tina Minkowitz, Esq.
Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
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On Jun 27, 2012, at 2:16 AM, Dale Reardon wrote:
Hi,
I am blind myself and undertaking some PhD research into
anti-discrimination law in Australia - perhaps an international comparison
as well.
My supervisors have suggested that I confine the research to vision
impairment disability but I am concerned that may be too narrow.
I have thought of confining the research to physical disabilities -
drawing a distinction from mental impairments, acquired head injuries etc.
Hence I would cover people in wheelchairs, blindness, deafness - the
physical disabilities.
Can the definition of disability be limited easily to physical
disabilities? Are there some disabilities that I haven't considered that
could fall in both categories?
Thanks for ideas and discussion.
Dale.
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