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Richard wrote: > Quite the contrary. As an able bodied person who speaks on the issue of >family violence against people with disabilities, I discuss the fact that I >am able bodied as an acknowledgement of disablity as a social/cultural >experience that I do not share, and therefore my remarks may/will be >lacking something. I understand your position, and am heartened by it. However, I was talking about primarily about writing, and I am sorry if this was not clear. Writing is very different to face to face discussion - it depends a lot more on the writer's intent and the reader's interpretation among other things, as those of us whose textuality is socially created have some insight into. And, as the current discussion shows, there is still a lot to learn and understand about both writing and 'reading', which applies as much to me as anyone else. That's why I emphasise the importance of reflexivity and critical sociology, as you seem to do also in your concluding remarks: > The message is twofold: becareful about what I say...something is,or >may >be, missing and therefore scrutinize and challenge my remarks. > Best wishes Mairian ********* "To understand what I am doing, you need a third eye" ********* Mairian Corker Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies University of Central Lancashire Postal Address: 111 Balfour Road Highbury London N5 2HE U.K. Minicom/TTY +44 [0]171 359 8085 Fax +44 [0]870 0553967 Typetalk (voice) +44 [0]800 515152 (and ask for minicom/TTY number) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%