As you say not all PWD have internalised the oppression of the structure.
There is another, even more insideous problem that I have seen is when PWD
work in organizations(governmental or non-profit) and have accepted the
medical model and many times are unaware of the social model of disability.
What is even worse is when the organization hires a PWD or places them or a
board to be a token and that person has bought into the medical model. In
the developmental disabilities area that I work in (I am a PWD & social
worker) it is rampant.
Thomas Hamlett MS, CRC
Life Quality Assessment Coordinator
Life Quality Assessment Project
Developmental Disabilities Area Board X
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From: Alden Chadwick <[log in to unmask]>
To: Susanne Berg <[log in to unmask]>; engelsk skr-ppellista
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Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: re disabled experts
> Hello Susanne
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> I know civil servants will decide, but... I suppose the task is to ensure
> that we bureaucrats have to make our decisions using a knowledge
> constructed by disabled peoples' organisations - that is, a social model
of
> disability. Given that bureaucracies are governed by written policy and
> procedure, the trick will be to construct such policies and procedures by
> operating within (and strengthening) the power / knowledge of a social
> model. I know that disabled peoples' organisations and disabled people
> working within government can to do this. Of course, the question remains
> - to what extent?
>
> Nevertheless, it might be useful to note that not all of us disabled
people
> have 'internalised the oppression of the said structure'.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Alden Chadwick
>
>
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