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Well I like to play with words some times, and this is a phrase I came up with a long time ago. Its all a question of whether you want to be in the vanguard or the guards van (probably does not translate outside of the UK) I strongly suspect that I am in a minority with the way I go on, I feel it more so taking a model developed from one disability perspective and preaching it, where it has rnot often been herd before, I can tell you it is dishertening sometimes that people seem to miss the point of it all, which is to me human dignity and not allow oneself to be seen as a lesser person because of some "dis" in ones lable, then to find oneself being accused of merely substituting words. But all change comes from a minority who are not satisfied with there lot. I am not a sheep, I have never been a sheep, I am a wolf. Larry -----Original Message----- From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Harriet Radermacher Sent: 08 May 2001 17:05 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Source search - Is the disability movement unrepresentative of the majority? I'm trying to track down a specific source - I suppose there might be several - that stated that the people involved in the disability movement only comprise 5% of the disabled population - it went on to discuss the prospect that the disability movement is in danger of creating the very system that it has been fighting to abolish - that is, a system that does not listen to the voices of the people/consumers themselves and consequently is unrepresentative of disabled people. Please forgive me if this information is inaccurate - hence the reason for questioning the source! If anyone could enlighten me about this, or a similar source, it would be much appreciated. Thanks, Harriet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page. ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.