Well, here's a rather simple thought: why shouldn't any group or
individual take advatage of some entitlement program if they are eligible
for it? The entitlement programs's philosophy seems fair enough - that
some groups deserve extra attention b.c of situation of service (such as
the GI Bill) -- but who and how entitlements get metted out is a flawed,
biased, etc., practice...so why shouldn't those who are eligbible take
advantage of such a system in any way they can no matter their identiy,
political status, etc? In this case it seems to me that the only people
who should care about whther they are Deaf or deaf are the deaf/and Deaf
themselves.
Alexa (who is rapidly retreating into my foxhole)
On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Phyllis Rubenfeld wrote:
> I'm speaking from a "political" position-if one is "Deaf" v. deaf why
> do both groups utilize U.S. entitlement programs, the ADA.
> 504, and IDEA-If one is not "Deaf" then they are misrepresenting
> themselves by using disability rights legislation. Look forward to your
> thinking.
> Take Care,
> Phyllis
>
> On Sun, 1 Aug 1999, Mairian Corker wrote:
>
> > There is quite a lot about this in the archives of the mailbase. However,
> > in response to Phyllis and Anita I think it might be useful for you to look
> > at the distinction between Deaf and deaf and issues of identification and
> > language. Tanis used *Deaf*, not deaf. First it is not true that all Deaf
> > people are deaf and second, if you look at the history of relationships
> > between *Deaf* and disabled people, you will see a lot of tension in some
> > sectors. There is also a lot of tension between deaf and Deaf people.
> > However, in terms of theory, I would venture that Deaf people are closer to
> > disabled people within USA theory than they are in, for example UK theory,
> > but I'm not sure that this works in practice as the recent events at SDS
> > showed.
> >
> > If you want to know more, try:
> >
> > Wrigley, O. (1998) The Politics of Deafness. Washington D.C.: Gallaudet
> > University Press (this gives a very interesting perspective relating to
> > d/Deaf people in Thailand, so you might like this Anita)
> >
> > Corker, M. (1998) Deaf and Disabled or Deafness Disabled? Buckingham: Open
> > University Press (this is written from a UK perspective but contains a
> > critique of some USA approaches)
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> >
> > Mairian
> >
> >
> > Mairian Corker
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> > Department of Education Studies
> > University of Central Lancashire
> > Preston PR1 2HE
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