Actually I said I had been told in Greece don't have a direct word.
Italians we do have the word "disabili not used often especially by
Italian outside of Italy, the majority of Italian speaking people. The
tendency is to make reference to "malati" =sick.
Maria
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From: "Fern Faux" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: language
> Thank you for this, but I am curious ...
> If the Greeks and Italians have no word for 'disabled' - what adjective
*is*
> applied? Or, does a non-application of adjective mean that people are
> simply not concerned with this type of descriptor? To me, an
'able-bodied'
> (or close approximation of!) person - I wonder if there are similarities
> between discussing someone as black, Asian, or just not seeing the
> requirement for any such description - after all, how OFTEN does one see a
> descriptor of someone as 'white, and 'able-bodied'? It seems that we only
> apply descriptors where the 'other' is different from ourselves.
> Fern.
>
> There is no road; we make the road by walking.
>
> Fern Faux,
> Graduate School of Education,
> Bristol University.
> http://www.ff.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
>
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Maria Barile
> Sent: 06 February 2002 18:42
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> Subject: Re: language
>
>
> Interesting interpretation of the term "people with disabilities." I had
not
> to thought of it associated to individual model. The way that we in
Canada
> tend to use that terminology is that you are placing the person was first.
> I recall reading some of the work by several British authors that
> enlightened me to the realization that "disabled people" implies that the
> emphasis was on the oppression that we still lived. On the other hand,
> those advocating disability culture, say that "disabled people" among
other
> terms is about to reclaiming oppressive terms. Upon reflecting on this I
> can't help wondering if culture, history, particularly in
English-speaking
> cultures has not been more reflexive? I don't see the same debated on
> terminology in either French or Italian. In some countries, like Greece,
I
> understand that there is no word for disabled. In a bilingual country
like
> Canada\Québec there's always a problem in trying to be even in both
> languages, with such political word.
> Maria
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pam Thomas" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:27 AM
> Subject: Re: language
>
>
> > Language is important because it influences how we act.
> >
> > If we act as if "disability" is within certain people as a result of the
> way
> > their bodies, minds or senses work then the term "person with a
> disability"
> > makes sense. We can then try to solve the issues of disability by
> focussing
> > on the individual. This is an individual model of disability.
> >
> > If we act as if "disability" is what results from the social and
economic
> > exclusion of certain people because of the way their mind, bodies or
> senses
> > work the term "disabled people" makes sense because it means those
people
> > who are disabled by society. There are issues relating to the way our
> minds,
> > bodies and senses work but these should not be confused with the social
> and
> > economic exclusion. Then we can try to solve the problem of disability
by
> > finding ways to stop that exclusion. This is the social model of
> disability.
> >
> > I prefer and use the social model of disability and use the term
"disabled
> > people". This way of thinking about disability is becoming better known
> and
> > used, but not everyone knows about it or uses it.
> >
> > Pam.
> >
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