I must agree with Kathryn on this one. After all we are all people
and having an intreset in someone is not exploiting someone. i
don't mind when others ask about my impairment, why should I be
offended if some one asked me about my American acsent while
I'm living in England? It's a part of me which you can't ignore, so
instead of assuming just ask. People often assume I'm from
Canada, I don't mind, but I'm from Indiana, USA. So why not ask
me where I'm form instead of assuming.
You do know what assume does? It makes and "ass" out of "u"
and "me".
Take care,
Jude
>>..as a PWD who is also a student of
disibility, I find that the only
truthful expericnces of disability come from
those who have them...I have
NEVER felt exploited by people who inquire
about my disability whether they
are themselves students, profs, other
PWDs...geeze...if a PWD feels exploited
by an inquisitive student s/he can express that
opinion and tell the
interviewer to "get lost"...sounds like a
personal problem to me...I am on
several listservs that are primarily for specific
disabilities (different
from mine)...e.g. SCIs and Mobility problems,
developmental disabilities,
etc...I ask them questions all the time
concerning their disability and they
ask me about mine...we learn a lot from one
another...and frequently become
friends in the process...not only that but I also
ask ABs to share with me,
things that they can (and I can not)
experience...I have never heard one of
them say I was exploiting them and always
they are happy to share these
experiences..how do we expect to learn ...if
not from the direct source?
.....Kathryn
"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are
looking at the stars"
... Oscar
Wilde<<
Judith M. Irving BSc Arch.Envir.Design
Research Assistant / PhD Student
S U R F A C E
Salford University Research Focus on AcCessible Environments
Bridgewater Building
Salford University
Salford, M7 9NU
England
Tel:0161-295-3194
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