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Oh, now this sounds like a dialogue I can engage in! First, I love the idea that "disability" would be or is being placed along side or in the same category as Marxism and capitalism.Is "Disability"an ideology? UMMM I think I also would argue that there are Marxist and materialist analysis of what disability means in terms of reserve army of labour (deaf and developmentally disabled often used for physical work during war time much likewomen were) and capitalist perspectives on disability and its cost/benefit are certainly available. But to ask if disability is somewhere on the continuum poses an epestimological and ontological question about disability itself. Andrew did not ask about disabled people but about Disability. If disability is an ideology is if left of center? neutral? Surely the social model is left of center, but the rehabilitation and medical models could be neo-conservative. I thinkthis is an interesting discussion and would welcome comments from other list members especially referring to disability itself as an ideology. Tanis (Thanks Andrew!) pls send attachments to [log in to unmask] not to this email thanks. On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Andrew Azzopardi wrote: > Dear list members, > > A question came to mind that I would like to discuss; > > 'Are we correct in placing Marxism and capitalism at the extreme ends of > the political continuum...Where does disability stand in this continuum?... > Why?' > > > Thanks for your contribution > Andrew Azzopardi > M.Ed. student - University of Sheffield > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%