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Dear Tania:
"Nothing About us Without Us," "A Voice of Our Own," "invisible-NO-MORE,"- full participation - these are principles and themes evolving universally and to be sure vibrant and spreading.
Are you coming to the upcoming Disability Convention (Treaty) meetings at the U.N. in New York? (That's May 24 -June 4); wish you could/can do so with your book "tucked under your arm" along with porting in person you mind, heart, and team values.
Very best wishes, :) LDMF.
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For Reference Only:
Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.
President, The National Disability Party http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/disabilityparty,
Member Disability Caucus to the UN Disability Treaty,
Recording Secretary & Member of the Board of Directors, Communications Coordination Committee for the UN.
http:///www.cccun.org, Internet Presence (Design, Use) 1960s -
For Reference Only:
Linda D. Misek-Falkoff, Ph.D., J.D.
President, The National Disability Party http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/disabilityparty,
Member Disability Caucus to the UN Disability Treaty,
Recording Secretary & Member of the Board of Directors, Communications Coordination Committee for the UN.
http:///www.cccun.org, Internet Presence (Design, Use) 1960s -
To all Receivers - Continuing Invitation/Galleries:
http://www.yahoogroups/group/PICTURE-IT-AT-THE-UN
http://www.yahoogroups/group/PICTURE-IT-AT-THE-UN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Whitehead, Tanya D." <whiteheadt@...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 10:30 AM
Subject: RE: [DisabilityConvention] Re: OPEN DOORS, OPEN DIALOGUE / Key Values and Tools / the very interesting LINKS.
> Preface >
> Social power has been successfully used as a tool to analyze events surrounding politically charged racial and gender inequities. The group of people who have received a diagnosis of developmental disability could be classified as a similar political entity to other studied groups since they face many of the same types of discrimination and social stigma. There are striking differences, however. When members of many politically protected groups are denied equality the general public perceives that discrimination against a class of person has occurred. Yet when a problem arises between people with developmental disability and the organization that serves them, most observers assume that the difficulty lies in the diagnosis of the individual.
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> In the world of developmental disability there is a keen awareness that staff are often afraid to advocate on the behalf of someone they serve, and people who receive services are afraid to speak up for themselves. Stories of situations which feature one or both of these constraints are well known to everyone who has spent much time in the field. The predominant notion that assigns responsibility for conflicts to the disability or to the person with disability masks the power of the organization and the great potential an organization has for determined action. We questioned why this inadequate explanation was in general acceptance.
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