I appreciate your opinion Jude. As ever, when I post a 'parent type' message
on this forum the silence is deafening (no offence intended). Your post, and
one from the ever reliable John, atleast made me aware that my message had
been recieved.
Cheers
Gill.
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> [log in to unmask]
> Sent: 29 October 1999 10:54
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: ABs in disability studies
>
>
> I must agree with Gill on this one. It is all
> about awareness and prejudice is a two way
> street. If a TAB (temp. able-bodied) person
> as a patrinizing intention then yes want are
> they doing in disability studies, but if the
> intension is to become enlightened on the
> issues promote awareness then "go for it".
> there are many people to educate and we
> need everyone in on it. After all, people, all
> people, want respect and understanding.
>
> Just my opinion...
>
> Take care all,
> Jude
>
> >>Parents can be an excellent (or otherwise)
> springing board for discussion
> and can challenge views and relate
> information that might be considered at
> least 'reasonable' from the disabled person's
> point of view. Indeed, one of
> the issues I am trying to raise in my interest in
> education is how little we
> hear the voices of the children who are
> labelled as having special
> educational needs. Who is asking them? Very
> often...no one.
>
> I percieve an enormous prejudice from pwd's
> towards people like me.
> Discrimination from an angle I had not
> considered (naively).
>
> Gill.<<
>
>
> Judith M. Irving BSc Arch.Envir.Design
> Research Assistant / PhD Student
> S U R F A C E
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