I'm sorry that you misunderstood my message or perhaps it I wasn't
clear. As a Board member I agree with you about SDS. I do however trust
that you wil contact the President and Membership Committee
In Unity,
Phyllis Rubenfeld
On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, carlos drazen wrote:
> Dr. Rubenfield, please understand, that I did not ask the question to
> criticize
> SDS. I believe--as you do that disability belongs in diversity programs in
> Academe. That is why I make it a point here at UIC to make sure that every
> diverse group planning a program knows that they need to think about persons
> with disabilities as part of that diversity. I co-chair the Diverse Special
> Interest Group at the Association of Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
> and make it a point to make sure AHEAD remembers that they need to provide
> information for their persons of color with disabilities. But what seems to
> me to be the biggest problem in all of this is that adding disability to
> diversity seems to mean adding a white experience of disability to diversity.
> No one speaks of the double or triple impact of a woman of color with a
> disability. few people have researched impact of race and disability, and
> forgive me, but the Disability Culture Movement does not seem to include the
> effect of society on racial and ethnic minorities with disabilities. My
> reason
> for asking the question is because I thought SDS, which is known for
> researching and seeking to change the disability model from a medical to a
> social model, did not seem to include all of our disabled society (which is
> made up of a disproportionate number of minorities) I guess what I am asking
> is:
> "If not you--who? "If not now--when?" Please understand that though I
> question the SDS, I have the utmost respect for what it has accomplished on
> behalf of persons with disabilities--including myself. And I am willing to
> help in any way I can.
> in Unity!
>
>
>
>
> At 05:32 PM 9/19/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >As a member of the SDS Bd. I absolutely agree with you! On behalf of
> >myself I'm asking that you assist us in this process and contact SDS's
> >president and membership committee chair to move on this serious issue.
> >In Unity!
> >Phyllis Rubenfeld
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, carlos drazen wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Point of information, How much Diversity is within SDS--aren't you asking
> >> the campuses to provide something that your own association doesn't?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 04:31 PM 9/16/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >> >I think that Jerry raises an important issue. I know that Simi Linton and
> >> >others, including myself, have attempted to have disability included in
> >> >diversity requirements. Often there is a backlash from more "established"
> >> >identity groups who see their status as jeopardized by encroaching new
> >> >identities. But I think that the argument needs to be made and objections
> >> >to counter arguments needs to be handled. In other words, as Gerry Graff
> >> >has written, we need to teach the problems.
> >> >
> >> >I do think we should get together a dog and pony show that could travel to
> >> >various universities. There are certainly enough people on this list who
> >> >have written about this subject and who are good speakers who could
> >> >constitute the basis for a speakers list. This goes back to the point
> that
> >> >I hope was and will be discussed at SDS concerning a Publicity/Advocacy
> >> >Bureau on Disability.
> >> >
> >> >At 03:51 PM 9/16/1999 EDT, you 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
> >> >>
> >> >Best,
> >> >
> >> >Lennard J. Davis
> >> >Professor and Graduate Director
> >> >Department of English
> >> >Binghamton University
> >> >Binghamton, NY 13902
> >> >607-777-2770 Fax: 607-777-2408
> >> >
> >> Carlos Clarke Drazen
> >> UIC Athletics/Department of Disability and Human Development
> >> 1640 West roosevelt RD m/c 626
> >> 312/413-7520 v 312/413-1326 FAX
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