Right on Dave
Henry..............
David Pfeiffer wrote:
> Well, I for one (and one of a few I know) would argue that in the US we
> really do not use the social contruction model of disability. This
> statement will take me a while to elaborate which I will do in an article
> and a book. Stay tuned. But many developing (?) societies just see
> disability in a way very different from the social model.
>
> David
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> On Sat, 19 Jun 1999, anitravi wrote:
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> > Dear David
> > I am not exactly sure which societies are you referring to when you say
> > that social constructionist perspective is not applicable? Could you please
> > elaborate.
> > Anita Ghai Ph.D.
> >
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