Hello,
I am commenting on the extract, below, from a previous post by Judith Stephenson.
The idea behind this (and I am glad in a weary sense that the author at least was honest about her discrimination) is an old one: namely, that loyalty to and the advancement of one's group is what is important in the competion for jobs, preferences and getting along and getting ahead in life. I had thought that one of the most profound changes in modern life had to do with moving away from this kind of attitude toward one that truly looked at merit and value. So, for example, the fact that there were (apparently) non-disabled "arts practitioners" (what's wrong with using the word "artists"?) who wanted to be part of a disability arts and culture festival would have seemed to me an advance over a segregated arts festival.
Tim L.
Timothy Lillie, PhD
Associate Professor
The University of Akron
Akron OH 44325-4205
330-972-6746
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Whilst organising a disability arts and culture festival individuals/organisations who have indeed been of good intentions kept suggesting non-disabled arts practitioners to me. And when I said the festival would only employ disabled people - i was immediately asked 'but, do you mean you are discriminating against 'able-bodied' people"? And instead of going through all the rigmarole of trying to explain what disability culture was all about - I just said YES.
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