I really appreciated Liz's comments. They presented a viewpoint that I
never seen stated so clearly. Thank you.
At 09:46 PM 11/4/1999 -0000, you wrote:
> Hi Julia, But a few thoughts: I guess I wrote this piece as
>a way of trying to work out what was going on. However, I'm much more
>cautious about our (current) capacity as a movement to apply it wisely.
> Disability is not about or caused by our bodies, but it *impacts* on
>our bodies, and our bodies on it. Both impairment and
>discrimination have a massive impact on my life - in different proportions
>at different times - and, regardless of how models are applied, the only
>feasible way for me to carry out my life is to acknowledge both. ""
>For our own understanding and, more importantly, for our ability to fight
>against disability, strongly and effectively, I think we have to
>acknowledge the complexities that are really going on behind the scenes.
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>
Best,
Lennard J. Davis
Professor and Graduate Director
Department of English
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902
607-777-2770 Fax: 607-777-2408
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