Comments on: Nothing about us without us: the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/ Thoughts, notes and comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:44:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: dave http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1648 dave Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:16:09 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1648 Shazia, They are emphatically not for an ideal society; they are implementable and, largely, are in the UK and things are improving. Just because some third world countries cannot fully implement all the points at the moment does not mean that we should not try to improve the situation. The final point above specifically says that the West should help LEDCs. xD. Shazia,

They are emphatically not for an ideal society; they are implementable and, largely, are in the UK and things are improving.

Just because some third world countries cannot fully implement all the points at the moment does not mean that we should not try to improve the situation. The final point above specifically says that the West should help LEDCs.

xD.

]]> By: Shazia Shamim http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1640 Shazia Shamim Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:14:35 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1640 Hi Dave, i am completely agreed with you ground reality is what Winchester said. BBC rule are for some ideal society. 3rd world is treating disabled quite differently... Hi Dave, i am completely agreed with you ground reality is what Winchester said. BBC rule are for some ideal society. 3rd world is treating disabled quite differently…

]]> By: dave http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1084 dave Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:26:30 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1084 WW, I usually agree with a lot of what you say, but you have completely missed the point here. Firstly, knowing one family out of, as I said, six hundred and fifty million disabled people is nowhere close to statistical validity. It's an anecdote, nothing more. The reason disabilities can be exploited by making people beg is because people with disabilities are discriminated against and find it harder to get jobs because of physical barriers, lack of adaptations, lack of understanding and outright discrimination. xD. WW,

I usually agree with a lot of what you say, but you have completely missed the point here.

Firstly, knowing one family out of, as I said, six hundred and fifty million disabled people is nowhere close to statistical validity. It’s an anecdote, nothing more.

The reason disabilities can be exploited by making people beg is because people with disabilities are discriminated against and find it harder to get jobs because of physical barriers, lack of adaptations, lack of understanding and outright discrimination.

xD.

]]> By: Winchester whisperer http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1076 Winchester whisperer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:01:46 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/03/31/nothing-about-us-without-us-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/#comment-1076 I hear what you say but disabilities are also exploited for begging gangs in the Third World. I know of a family in Srinagar whose son was kidnapped and they found him, years later, having had his eyes removed, begging on the streets of Delhi for a gang of thieves. I hear what you say but disabilities are also exploited for begging gangs in the Third World. I know of a family in Srinagar whose son was kidnapped and they found him, years later, having had his eyes removed, begging on the streets of Delhi for a gang of thieves.

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