Quick question,
Is disability constructed according to National
identity or is there a global construction of disability, shared by
many?
I recently reviewed a paper for an academic journal that had emerged
from Taiwan. It was certainly using language that would not be the
norm for US UK thinkers / writers/ activists.
I also recall meeting a lecturer in social work in Finland, who
referred to himself as "A CP", meaning a man with Cerebral Palsy,
quite a shock to me but English as a second language May account
for this.
My impression is that
civil rights, in relation to disabled people, have progressed further
in USA than in the UK. Also that Scandinavian movements have been
influential in taking disability out of the medical domain
To what extent can we assume any global construction I do not know.
Any comments or suggested reading most welcome
Philip
Philip Scullion
Senior Lecturer
Nursing and Midwifery
School of Health and Social Sciences
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry, CV1 5FB
Tel 024 76887969 Direct
or 024 76887928 Reception
FAX 024 76887910
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