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Dear all As a writer and advocate for my son who has an intellectual disability I am always interested in what researchers in the area have to say about who has the right to talk, to record and comment. And here my intellectual side says anyone who does the research. I am also expecially interested in what life was like for those with an intellectual disability in the past - and this is where things get tricky. Virtually all accounts are written by others about 'them.' While I want to promote the voice of my son and for him to have a say - it isn't all that easy - and often I have to 'translate'. It is by no means a simple discussion - I for one have issues with the fact I talk for my son in many ways - but talk I do and he is in mainstream school - the first child with Down syndrome to attend and I just keep trying to open his life. I very much appreciate this list and on another note - any suggested books that depict life and work experience for the disabled especially in the last 1000 years would be welcome. Or any papers. My latest read was Cultural Locations of Disability. Best wishes Fiona Fiona Place PO BOX 1317 Double Bay NSW 1360 Down syndrome A Parent's Perspective http://homepage.mac.com/fplace/Menu7.html ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.