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I think Amaryllis' questions about Phillip's proposed course are important ones. To these questions, I would add consideration of where the course is taking place, and whether the students are likely to include overseas students. I think most people would agree that there are a number of different approaches to theorising disability and impairment and a number of different 'versions' of each approach some of which relate to national boundaries and 'cultures'. I think it is important to give an overview of the different approaches and to encourage the development of a *critical* approach to theory and practice that makes students ask *deep* questions. However, if the course aims are practical, as opposed to purely theoretical it doesn't make sense, for example, to develop a course that has implications for practice in the UK on a model that doesn't bear any relation to 'mainstream' or Disability Studies philosophy, policy and practice in the UK. I would certainly like to see a good deal more dialogue (rather than competition) about differences and similarities in the practical applications and implications of different approaches to theorising disability and impairment. Best wishes Mairian Mairian Corker Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies Department of Education Studies University of Central Lancashire Preston PR1 2HE Address for correspondence: Deafsearch 111 Balfour Road Highbury London N5 2HE U.K. Minicom/TTY +44 [0]171 359 8085 Fax +44 [0]870 0553967 Typetalk (voice) +44 [0]800 515152 (and ask for minicom/TTY number) ********* "To understand what I am doing, you need a third eye" ********* %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%