And what of those who have failed to overcome those barriers then, there is judgment and condemnation even in the supposedly emancipatory, there is the bitter pointing finger of failure, and "you ain't quite one of us yet" isn't there???
What do you mean by overcoming work barriers, are you not simply pandering to the notion of the super crip, the notion that one only needs to change oneself in order to achieve. You are part of the machine of oppression if you believe so.
What I overcome, is the whole "Maya" of it all.
Larry
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> Subject: Barriers to Work
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> Dear All
>
> I would be grateful to be pointed in the direction of any research that meets the
> following criteria :-
>
> 1. It must involve surveying disabled people who have a work history about the barriers
> that they had to overcome to achieve, maintain and improve their work status, and must
> only be disabled people's views;
> 2. Ideally, I would prefer emancipatory research (research led and controlled by
> disabled people), but I would like to know about other examples too that you consider
> of value;
> 3. Ideally, it should be as recent as possible;
> 4. Ideally, it would be in a United Kingdom context, but I would be interested to know
> about examples from elsewhere, the closer to the UK context the better;
> 5. Ideally it would be pan-impairment, but if it is emancipatory I would be happy to
> look at specific impairment research;
> 6. Ideally it would cover employment, self-employment and cooperative-type
> employment, but I would be happy to look at anything which narrows down the field to
> just mainstream employment barriers.
>
> Secondly, do you believe there is a need for emancipatory research on the issue of
> successfully overcoming work barriers in the UK and other contexts, and are you
> currently involved in any ?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Andy Rickell
> CEO
> The Vassall Centre Trust
> www.vassallcentre.org
> 0117 961 7595
>
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