I have no problem with mobility impaired persons working together toward the
removal of architectural barriers, or having architectural barriers be the
mission for a particular organization. Promoting physical access is enough
work for many lives and certainly many organizations.
My comment had to do with traditional disability rights organizations that
claimed to be cross-disability, but that excluded persons with psychiatric
disabilities and issues related to psychiatric disabilities. (I have also
encountered out-and-out bigotry on occasion.) Again, I believe that many of
the mainstream organizations (e.g., the CILs -- Centers for Independent
Living) have evolved toward a more cross-disability agenda representing a
range of disability issues.
Claudia
In a message dated 99-10-28 14:06:31 EDT, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< The main reason for
physically impaired people pursuing their agenda rather than the mental
health agenda is clearly one of access. >>
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