....Deaf people who live in tight communities (e.g. those who were born deaf,
and use ASL as a primary language....and generally live in communities), do
not consider themselves disabled but rather a culture, and take great pride in
it.....Kathryn
In a message dated 3/3/99 8:24:21 PM Central Standard Time,
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<< Henry,
I'm not sure what the confusion is . You may which to expand your question.
The notion of achieving some sort of positive identity is not as straight
forward as much of the civil rights discourse suggests - I think the
analogies/ learning from the gay/lesbian communities for instance are useful
but limited given the depth of negativity associated with disability within
daily living and at the theoretical level- across disciplines. >>
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