Hi,
At Hunter College they purposely do not include pwd as pt. of the
diversity dialogue-hwever there's a male student in one of my courses
who'es not disabled but has a strong leftist idealogy and is a
member of the student senate "who'es doiong relevant stuff"--here's
hoping.
In Unity.
Phyllis
On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Hi Jerry and everyone!
>
> I have been advocating for inclusion of people with disabilities in the
> diversity dialogue at my college campus for years. Just this semester, I
> have made some progress. I located an ally on campus who understands
> disability as a minority status. He is a well-connected faculty/staff person
> who is highly visible in the diversity and multicultural movement on campus.
> He and I began meeting regularly and are planning strategies for inclusion of
> pwd's. I believe that the diversity community on our campus does not
> intentionally exclude pwd's from the list of minority master statuses, but
> mainly needs education.
>
> So, find an ally or educate a potential ally who is already in the diversity
> loop and be an ally, too.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Beth Omansky Gordon
>
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