But Gill, Homan's message set up three separate classes of persons
interested in disability studies. I only said that some of these classes
overlap. There is no us and them in terms of people with disabilities,
people with a professional interest in disability, and carers. Actually
all three groups overlap. Where is the US and THEM? David Pfeiffer
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Gill Dixon wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of David
> > Pfeiffer
> > Sent: 10 March 1999 20:12
> > To: Disability Studies Research List
> > Subject: Re: dismay at terminlology
> >
> >
> > David wrote:
> > What about most of the people I know personally on the list who are people
> > with disabilities AND people with a professional interest in disability. I
> > am becoming more dismayed at "professionals" who do not know that many if
> > not most disability studies scholars are people with disabilities.
> >
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> >I tend to think David that this is the way you would like to keep it too!
> I am a student of Disability Studies, and fifty percent of my particular
> course do not have disabilities themselves (that includes me) but are
> extremely interested in the construction of disability in our culture and
> the injustices therein.
>
> I'm trying to get away from the 'us and them' scenario.
> How about you?
> Gill.
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