"Manifesto For Persons With Disabilities"

[bookgirlwa]

I just came across this saved in my “Quotes” file. I think it turned up a few years ago on a mailing list I am on. The details at the end are all the information I have on who wrote this

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YES!

[duponthumanite]

This is an awesome manifesto.

Adelaide

[etana]

I like this but I don't, because I am a bleeding heart liberal shluppy socialist who likes community-living and community-style things. IE. I disagree with a complete rejection of agencies "for the...." or getting services outside the able-bodied world. Sometimes, it's just nice not to deal with ableism and able-bodied negativity. Sometimes it's refreshing and replenishing to be around one's peers.

I do however LOVE the freedom of choice factor.

Hm.....

[bookgirlwa]

"I disagree with a complete rejection of agencies "for the...." or getting services outside the able-bodied world. Sometimes, it's just nice not to deal with ableism and able-bodied negativity. Sometimes it's refreshing and replenishing to be around one's peers."

Oh, I agree completely about needing to be around one's peers - and the way I see what he's written is that it's a rejection of institutions and agencies that are created by AB's to keep us out of sight or `managed' - which are completely different things from organisations created by us for us that we choose to be involved in. My view is it is segregation when AB's force us to congregate for their convienience and prejudice, and it is choice when we come together for our own reasons and benefits. And any good organisation for PWD's, even when it's a safe space for us only, is still a part of the community. So I don't think that your opinion and his are actually in any way opposed.

But then, that's just *my* opinion, of course! ;-)

[scattergraph]

I'm late commenting - but I just remembered to do so. I really love this, especially after all the bigotry, subtle and unsubtle, that I've been hearing espoused recently. I'll be saving a copy.