All-- unless I'm reading incorrectly, can the argument be made that
impairment is what needs/desires (by whom?) to be prevented and not
sociocultural definitions of disability (my woorking dissertation thesis I
think?)
--Johnson
>I know Iam going to open a can of worms here, but here goes anyway.
>
>Three places I see contradictary issues here is in 1) right to die w/dignaty
>vs. "Not Dead Yet"; 2) people who have issues with prenatal screen for
>certain impairments; and 3) those who critizice Reeve for his finding a
>Spinal Cord Injury cure.
>
>I was born with multiple disabiliies and wouldn't wish what I've gone
>through on anyone else, but I also want the same opportunities as anyone
>else too!
>
>On the other hand if I find that I have cancer spreading throughout my body
>and there is nothing left to do, I want to the right to be able choose how I
>die, but then I look back at history and wonder.........
>
>As far as finding a cure for disabilities, there will be advances and some
>disabilities will go the way of polio (reduced in number of instances), but
>there will always be disabilities in our future, we have to change peoples
>perception and reduce the barriers to the opportunies that we want available
>to us.
>
>
>Thomas Hamlett MS, CRC
>Life Quality Assessment Coordinator
>Life Quality Assessment Project
>Developmental Disabilities Area Board X
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Martin Fletcher <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; Jonathan Flower
><[log in to unmask]>
>Cc: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tuesday, June 08, 1999 10:26 AM
>Subject: Re: prevention vs. inclusion?
>
>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Jonathan Flower wrote:
>>>
>>>> how do we deal with the almost contradictory messages of disability
>being
>>> something to be prevented and the
>>>> acceptance of diversity in the community (including disability).
>>>
>>>
>>> A great question, Jonathan! I'll be interested in responses
>>>
>>> Dona
>>>
>>>
>>Surely not - I want to be accepted and to have access to everything and I
>>want to be the last disabled person - what's contradictory about that?
>>
>>Martin
>>
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