Hi, I am not sure if I feel right talking about who is more discriminated
against according to type of disability. I agree that some people will be
more restricted in our society, according to how poorly their daily needs
are catered for, but I'm not sure if that's the same as being more
discriminated against. I am partially blind and have very different barriers
to conquer than someone who uses a wheelchair, I'm not sure if I would say
I'm more or less discriminated against - it's just different. Regards,
Sarah Supple.
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Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
Hi Claire,
I don't often respond to discussions on the list just read them but I have
to agree with Keith.
As someone involved in brining legal cases on Disability Issues for disabled
individuals it is usually the people with greater or more severe impairments
that experience more oppression / discrimination.
Previously having supported people with learning difficulties in the civil
rights movement and as a PA it is clear that individuals with severe
learning difficulties and physical impairments experience the most
discrimination.
There is no point arguing for a job if you cannot get support to get out of
bed, or if the local authority will not provide you with a home (never mind
an accessible one), or you get sent to a day centre where you have no say
over the staff or activities that go on. Finally the people who you spend
all your time with and could assist you in enforcing your rights have no
motivation to do so as it is in their interest to keep you disempowered.
Such individuals are unlikely, as a result of the amount of discrimination
they experience, to have the option to contribute to this debate.
Chris
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From: Claire Wickham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 November 2002 20:14
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Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
Keith,
I would have imagined that this would depend on how you define degree of
impairment (and how you measure discrimination)...so I'm not sure this
statement gets you anywhere? IMO some impairments are much more acceptable
than others but I am not convinced that there is a correlation between
degree and discrimination. For example, unemployment figures for visually
impaired people are strikingly high (75%). This suggests a high level of
discrimination but would you wish to classify visual impairment as at the
top end of degree of impairment? And how would your scale work?
ATB
Claire
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Sent: 18 November 2002 23:56
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Subject: Re: Vocabulary question: Is there a word for this?
So often here in the UK degree of impairment =
degree of disability discrimination.
Keith
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