Andrew:
Since neither ideology is as clear cut now days, (in 1990').
I do not see how anyone can respond to it with century. However, on
speculative grounds, if in asking the question you mean this in economic sense,
Then I do not see how "disability"(s.m. definition) can be anything but on the
left. If one wants to use an idea to promote liberation of a group that is
always undervalued then capitalism is defiantly not it.
Most people with disabilities are under-employed if employed at all.
Underpaid for the most part, overworked (including volunteer work) undervalued
in the labor market, and we are everyone favorite, reserved army of labor. In
some countries we have become " a revered economic patch" When companies want
to find extra money, they hire people with disabilities so that they can get
government assistance in paying for the productions of good and services that
want; they still have production but don't put out capital.
It seems that as we approach the next century, technologies will
once again, have the potential to place women, men and children with
disabilities in danger of remaining the underclass, or remaining at all.
I base this on preliminary responses of a research on students with
disabilities and computer /information technologies. In this study, a majority
of students with disabilities identified cost as well as lack of access to
technologies as major obstacle to integrating in this market. This was a
Canada wide study, in Canada students have opportunity to apply for financial
assistance, thus privileged compared to other countries.
The second technology is that of NRGT which by its capitalist nature is turning
disability into an unwanted " material-product". Historically speaking is it
not what happened at the end of last century or so.
These are only my view.
Maria
Andrew Azzopardi wrote:
> Dear list members,
>
> A question came to mind that I would like to discuss;
>
> 'Are we correct in placing Marxism and capitalism at the extreme ends of
> the political continuum...Where does disability stand in this continuum?...
> Why?'
>
> Thanks for your contribution
> Andrew Azzopardi
> M.Ed. student - University of Sheffield
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