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As Jerome Bickenbach has not followed the highest standards when interpreting the CRPD regarding personal autonomy and equality, I question the value of his perspective on the human rights model of disability. What is the human rights model if it amounts to a way for non-disabled professors to tinker with the status quo to make it appear acceptable? Tina Minkowitz, Esq. Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry www.chrusp.org [log in to unmask] International Representative World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry www.wnusp.net On Mar 13, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Gary Albrecht wrote: > Hi, > > Jerome Bickenbach also has a new book which addresses some of these issues, Ethics, Law and Policy, Sage: 2012 . This book appears in the 8 volume Sage 8 series, Disability: Key Issues and Future Directions, Albrecht, General Editor. > > Best, > > Gary > > > > > At 03:09 AM 3/13/2012, you wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Not sure if this responds to the sort of analysis sought, but as a >> kind of overview, what about Jerome Bickenbach's essay in Albrecht et >> al's classic Handbook of Disability Studies (sage 2001): "Disability, >> Human Rights Law, and Policy"? I would throw it into the mix as a >> clear analytical exposition of the human rights model, addressing >> different approaches to human rights within disability studies (e.g. >> "universalist" versus "identity-based" approaches) while taking up the >> social model as having "a vital role in making the human rights model >> plausible". I also like Gareth Williams's broad background piece on >> "Theorizing Disability" in that volume. >> >> The book (or parts thereof) is available electronically: >> http://books.google.ca/books?id=vAKSZPR-hk0C&pg=PA565&lpg=PA565&dq=Bickenbac >> h+disability&source=bl&ots=8gefZuJVjr&sig=J2UrRa5nv9ssTJkzpCmCkX90M7c&hl=en& >> ei=-36zSv64BsPhlAfOouTuDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q >> =Bickenbach%20disability&f=false >> >> If the inquiry is instead directed instead at bringing to the surface >> disjunctions, rather than conjunctions, between the social model and >> human rights model, I would be interested in hearing more about that >> line of analysis. >> >> Best, >> Sheila Wildeman >> Assistant Professor >> Schulich School of Law >> Halifax, Nova Scotia >> Canada >> >> Quoting Thomas Horejes <[log in to unmask]>: >> >>> Hi Timothy, good to hear from you. Yes, I suspected that the original >>> questioner was inquiring on the UN position, but I wanted to be sure. >>> >>> If so, then, I can share that in Barnartt & Scotch's (2001) >>> "Disability protests: contentious politics 1970-1999", they mention >>> the UN endorsement of deaf people to be recognized as a linguistic >>> minority (1987) and that "their native and indigenous sign languages >>> accepted as their first and official language and as the medium for >>> conversation and instruction" (2001, p. 50 quoting from Wrigley, 1996, >>> xiv). Such examples that sign language ought to be incorporated as >>> the "medium of conversation and instruction" include education which >>> would reflect the social model of disability as deaf people being a >>> linguistic minority rather than as one with an impairment. >>> >>> Hope this helps a bit, >>> >>> Tommy >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Lillie,Timothy H <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>>> The "socially negotiable" aspect seems to be a commonly-viewed part >>>> of human rights, these days. I wonder if the original questioner >>>> was not thinking more along the concept of natural (human) rights, >>>> more-or-less as the UN Human Rights documents seem to promote. >>>> >>>> Timothy Lillie, PhD >>>> Co-Chair, University Council >>>> >>>> Dept of Curricular and Instructional Studies >>>> College of Education >>>> The University of Akron >>>> 322 Zook Hall >>>> Akron OH 44325-4205 >>>> >>>> 330-972-6746 (voice) >>>> 330-972-5209 (fax) >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: The Disability-Research Discussion List [mailto:DISABILITY- >>>>> >>> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Horejes >>>>> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 8:52 PM >>>>> To: [log in to unmask] >>>>> Subject: Re: Comparison of Social model of Disability v's human >>>>> rights model >>>>> >>>>> 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. 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