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Colin in all seriosness I would urge you to condider how you presnet yourself I am in every position to know how the way we presnet ourselves whether we like it or not, or agree with it or not, affects the judgment of other people. Look at my recent posts in this, list, clearly I did not present myself very well in terms of the social norms on a list like this. You have to study your enemy and do things you do not like, that you might even despise yourself for doing in order to get supprot of people like solicitors or councilors or MP's and then try and win with reason. It is not what anyones relative has written or done that has any bearing on any matter, my mum was widely respected in the local community but I am not. We stand alone we have to prove ourselves. If Adrain Whyatt wrote the most atrocios and unmitigated crap in the world would it matter to you if his dad were the Lord Chancellor, it is what Adrian writes that matters. Do we plead in a court of law that our grandfather might have introduced the Gatso camera if we have sped through it ? Ultimate we win by application of reason, having reagrd to the way in which we present our case by not antagonising those whom we would rely upon to be our allies. And I know how difficult this is because I too have gone through life alienating and upsetting people when I did not know any better, I have not needed the DRC to take up any cause on my behalf yet, but they have helped me particularly in relation to needing electronic or alternative formats for written materials, so far everyone I have challenged about not doing this has backed down, when informed about the DDA. I don't look to my Social services to do any more than the finances permit them too, because I do not see myself as one of the highest priorities. As for rehousing I can forget it when practically every family in my locality has as great a need as I do and there is no social housing left, all the empty flats are being pulled down. Call me defeatist if you like, but I am fighting battles still, not for myself but trying to encourage others to have the confidence to do it. Larry > -----Original Message----- > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of ColRevs > Sent: 28 January 2003 00:05 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Complaint to the DRC from Mr Revell > > > Larry > Did you read Adrian Whyatt's earlier email sent to this site supporting my > complaint to Mr Mark Shrimpton ? > > I don't call this nepotism. I call this peer support and allying > the causes > of all disabled people. > > His late Granddad(Lord Whyatt) was the original writer of the Local > Government Ombudsman's report which was suppose to be justice for the poor > or what ever is your social,cultural, ethnic, sex and disability > backgrounds. > > I deffently don't want to be seen as a victim, due to me being a > neurodiverse disabled person. > > Since I 'come-out' I've experienced a lot more discrimination and abuse > which has effected my professional education and career > opportunities and I > feel socially and economically excluded for speaking-out for myself and > other disable.d people. > > For doing this I am being penalised, scapegoated and demonised and I feel > totally isolated. I would welcome any other disabled people in > the Hull and > E.Riding of Yorkshire to join me in this 'collective' fight for justice. > > Colin R > > Col R > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Arnold" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "ColRevs" <[log in to unmask]>; > <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:28 PM > Subject: RE: Complaint to the DRC from Mr Revell > > > ________________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.