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Human rights according to whom? When you speak of human rights, we are talking about a wide range of socially negotiable perceptions on what constitutes "human rights." On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Frank Hall-Bentick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Does anybody know of any detail comparisons of Social model of Disability > v's human rights model. > > Frank > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Vivienne Topp <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:06 PM > Subject: Greetings from Dili > To: Frank Hall-Bentick <[log in to unmask]> > > > Dear Frank > How are you ? I am here in the pouring rain to work with RHTO [National DPO > of Timor Leste] on the elections. HI did a workshop a couple of weeks ago > and I am wanting to comment on their report - in which they uphold a social > model of disability. I have been trying to get a comparison of social v's > human rights model - so that I am exact in my criticism however can't find > much of assistance on the internet. > Can you point me towards any articles/comment? > Many thanks > Kind Regards > Vivienne > > ________________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. -- Thomas P. Horejes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Gallaudet University Department of Sociology Hall Memorial Building S 135 800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington DC 20002 V/TTY: 202.448.6918 VP: 202.250.2315 F: 202.448.6987 [log in to unmask] http://sociology.gallaudet.edu/ _________ "When others speak for you, you lose." -Ed Roberts "I am myself plus my circumstance and if I do not save it, I cannot save myself." - Jose Ortega Y Gasset (Meditations on Quixote, 1914). Please consider the trees and environment before printing this email. Go green. ________________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.