Good morning all,
It seems we have gone many roundabout ways to come to a point of view
that not just satisfies the 'ivory tower set' but fits into the real
world we live in.
Further to the used car salesman: he probably does by selling
unroadworthy vehicles!
Have a good time, rgds John
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> Nicholas makes a valid point but, perhaps, indirectly. The work that we do in
> the real world with a disabled person sat in front of us is about preventing
> the potential effects of being disabled in the society in which we live, for
> example discrimination, poverty etc. but there is also work that needs to be
> done around the prevention of the need for the services we offer.
>
> If Folic Acid is the thing that prevents Spina Bifida we can't not tell Women
> about this so that there are babies born disabled, even though it increases
> our numbers. If there are ways of detecting congenital disabilities that give
> accurate information on which to decide whether, or not, to give birth to a
> disabled child we have to make that information available, along with
> realistic information about the life for the disabled child (not all of
> which is negative). The same goes for 'fixing' SCI's and giving people the
> choice of what direction to take.
>
> We will never eradicate all types of disability but, surely, it can not be
> promoted as a positive lifestyle choice. Would the second hand car salesman
> be willing to be the person to create the disability, no matter how strong
> the argument in favour of it ?
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