Hi, Larry. I'm not suggesting that disability-specific (or
impairment-specific) organizations make sense given the way disability and
impairment operate -- I'm just trying to very briefly explain the term
"cross-disability," and the shift (not total, not complete, not entirely
uni-directional) in organizing that the term represents, to my committee.
thanks for your comment,
Kate
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From: "Larry Arnold" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: shift to "cross-disability" organizing
> How many times do I have to remind disability scholars that there can be
> no
> "disability" specific organisations as there are no single disabilities,
> disability not being an entity as such but an "enactment" arguably there
> are
> no single and specific "impairments" either but I think you catch my drift
> that the "disability" movement in it's maturity is apan impairment
> perspective and such single impairment organisations are in a sense a
> hangover from pre social model understanding, or organisations in search
> of
> a greater meaning, perhaps more cultural in there cleavage particular sub
> populations in the same way as I might fight with my fellow local
> "villagers" against a robber baron who is pillaging the whole country, and
> thus I would stand with Captain Swing in Yorkshire and General Ludd in
> Nottinghamshire as it were.
>
> Larry
>
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> Sent: 30 May 2011 20:51
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> Subject: shift to "cross-disability" organizing
>
> This is a bit of a rushed inquiry but maybe one of you helpful people will
> help me.
>
> I'm searching for a good source/s to cite re. the shift from
> disability-specific rights organizations (e.g. by/of disabled people, not
> charities for them) to a "cross-disability" framework for disability
> rights
> organizing. In Canada, I remember people talking about this around me in
> the early 90's but I don't remember reading about it other than very
> briefly. Can someone direct me? And don't feel the need to send me
> .pdf's,
>
> thanks -- I am lucky to have good library access. I'm cross-posting this
> on
>
> the SDS-listserve (apologies) because it would be nice to get a range of
> sources, e.g. from UK/US/Canada and Elsewhere.
>
> thanks very much,
> Kate Kaul
>
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