Dear Beth
I send hugs and other intangibles your way. I am so sorry that you have
to face this at your institution - it must be a lonely position.
(I'm sending this publicly because i know beth is going through
something that others experience, and we need to remind ourselves of
our community and our network). Simi
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> Hi everyone!
>
> The "in and out of the ivory tower" thread, which
> arose out of my
> request for opinion about disability etiquette
> brochures is germane to what
> happened to me as a result of my posting.
> Upon receipt of list members' feedback (which I
> appreciate very
> much), I wrote to my boss to relay some of the
> arguments for and against this
> type of brochure. In return, I received a scathing
> E-mail from her informing
> me that I had no right to make such an inquiry to a
> list without first
> running it by her. She further stated that I
> misrepresented the brochure
> (which I did not) and may have misrepresented the
> university as well (I never
> mentioned its name). She added that I needed to
> focus on what is "right"
> rather than what is "wrong" with the brochure. I
> perceive her response to be
> a good example of institutionalized oppression and a
> violation of what
> Mairian called "academic freedom." As part of my
> reply, I invoked the First
> Amendment and told her that I refuse to participate,
> either through
> complicity or otherwise, in repression of ideas or
> suppression of speech.
> It is a real struggle trying to move disability
> services for students
> out of the medical model. Yes, we who engage in
> disability studies are,
> indeed, advocates. I see no dichotomy here. Yes,
> David, we who survive the
> world of academia are strong!
>
> Best,
>
> Beth Omansky Gordon
>
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