Hi,
Happened to pick up this- 2u incase
useful,
Lovely to see you, albeit briefly,
Nick
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From:
Sent: 11 December 2009 12:18
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Disabled People or
People with Disabilities?
Chris
I
can't give you the actual date, but according to the Journal ‘Research in Social Science and
Disability’ Volume 2, pp. 9-28 (2002)), by Tom
Shakespeare and Nicholas Watson, the social model of disability was developed in the 1970s by
activists in the Union of the Physically Impaired Against Segregation (UPIAS),
and was given academic
credibility via the work of Vic Finkelstein (1980, 1981), Colin Barnes (1991)
and Mike Oliver (1990, 1996).
By
the time the Disability Discrimination Act was introduced in 1995 'disabled
people' had certainly
become the more socially
recognised term (its referenced in Part 1 of the DDA 1995, see http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/ukpga_19950050_en_2).
Its
also interesting to note that some other countries, which use the social model
(such as
Hope
this is helpful.
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Sent: 11 December 2009 12:04
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Subject: Disabled People or People with Disabilities?
Just a quick question that I have been asked by a senior
colleage! Can anyone tell me when the phrase "people with
disabilities" became outdated and was replaced by "disable
people" please?
I seem to recall it was at least 3 years ago but I have been
asked to cite a reference!
Chris
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