Donna,
Maybe I misread your response, but are you saying that campaigns &
legislation such as helmet laws for bicycles & motorcycles should not be
implemented because they might stigmatize those who, I hate to say it, but
were unfortunate to have been harmed earlier?
> But such a campaign, thoughtlessly designed, surely DOES
> send a message
> to families with disabilities. "Don't let this happen any longer" is the
> slogan, however it is worded; and the implications for the
> families already
> affected are dire. The 'prevention' rally might work the pulic into
> a frenzy of cheerleading for science and medicine, but meanwhile, it
> plunges affected families into gloom and despair, perpetuating the "Why
> me?" mentality, and securing the families' place in the Temple of Tragedy.
I guess my next question would be, how do you raise awareness & help prevent
disabilities, without pointing to others?
> Sorry, but I am not so optimistic as to believe that:
>
> > even if no secondary awareness campaign is possible at the outset of a
> >prevention campaign, I think that people are able to think in a
> complex way
> >and to understand why prevention is important, without
> necessarily interpreting such a message
> > as a judgement or commentary on the disabled people.
> >
>
> Dona
>
>
Thomas Hamlett
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