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Way to go Shelley! t 07:21 PM 2/4/00 +0000, Shelley Tremain wrote: >Dear R & R Chapman, >A review article I wrote which is relevant to some of issues you raise >below and Mairian raised in an earlier post will appear in issue 4 >(Summer) this year of Disability and Society. Best, Shelley > >Rohhss and Rob Chapman wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> Ive been doing a lot of thinking around the situation of people with >> learning difficulties vis-a-vis the social model. I work for People >> First. >> >> My feeling is this thus far. >> >> People with learning difficulties have historically been marginalised >> from the disability rights movement which uses social model as >> theoretical foundation. >> >> There is currently some change happening in this. >> >> But Michael Oliver writes admitting that people with learning diffs. had >> been excluded theoretically and it was wrong....but then does not go on >> to be inclusive.... >> >> Whilst most people would welcome social model with open arms (myself >> included), there is a feeling that only the most vocal and able could >> operate within this model. What of those who cannot articulate? >> >> The social model is set apart from previous functionalist models and >> relates to materialism but it is not extensive enough to include all the >> people that need to be part of it. >> >> Well , if anyone knows how it does ~ please let me know. >> >> Reegards >> >> Rohhss Chapman. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Friends and Colleauges, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A LIST ON DISABILITY AND SEXUALITY RESEARCH? To subscribe send a blank message to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe send a blank message to: [log in to unmask] Devva Kasnitz, PhD Research Director, Research and Training Center on Independent Living and Disability Policy World Institute on Disability 510 16 Street, Suite #100 Oakland, CA 94612-1500 Voice: 510-251-4348 TTY: 510-208-9493 FAX: 510-208-9494 email: [log in to unmask] http://www.wid.org/ Home: 2345 7th St Berkeley, CA 94710 510-549-1865 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%