I'm intrigued by this message (appended below) about a new discussion list being established from the US aimed at disabled academics and I'd be interested in any comments about both the idea and the way it has been 'sold' by its promoter in this message.
As a disabled academic working in the UK university system, I have rather ambivalent feelings about this but I am aware that this might be little more than a distaste for the American way with the English language. While the principle of having a disabled people's section among academics on the lines of women's sections is to be welcomed, I worry about the assumptions being made about disability here and whether they are at all likely to be addressed and if so, how.
And also, in view of the very interesting discussion a while back on this list of the problems of ethics committee oversight of disabled students' research, such a list should surely be open to students as well. What do people think?
best,
nick acheson
Esteemed colleagues:
I have started a new discussion list for disabled-faculty and those
interested in them as a research topic. DISABLED-FACULTY is a place for
networking and exchange of information on the reasonable accommodations
requested by faculty at universities and other higher educational
institutions in which they teach and research. Topics will include
discussions of the legal and social contexts that germane issues are nested
within and specific cases and situations. This discussion forum is
co-sponsored by the Academy of Management HR, MED and SIM divisions.
However, faculty members from all disciplines are explicitly sought to join
us. Though only a day old, we already have scores of members from several
continents.
To join go to:
http://aomlists.pace.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=disabled-faculty&A=1
Collegially,
Charles Wankel
St. John's University, New York
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Disabled-Faculty List Director
Dr Nick Acheson,
Research Fellow,
Centre for Voluntary Action Studies,
School of Policy Studies
University of Ulster
Tel +44 (0)28 9036 8803
Mob (0)7803 508307
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