In a message dated 10/28/1999 12:51:37 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< However, at this year's SDS meetings, a
couple of people with disabilities told me that this requirement was
exploitative, that by sharing their experiences with my students, these PWDs
were being "used." I would appreciate feedback from others about the
appropriateness of this student experience. >>
.....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
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