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Abilities Magazine
| September 26th, 2004 | |
The ForumCanadian Association Of Independent Living CentresSummer 1997. Issue 31: ForumFraser Valentine has recently completed his Master of Arts in Canadian Studies thesis, entitled, "Locating Disability: People with Disabilities, Their Movements and the Canadian Federal State." To date, disability movements have been little studied and have been undertheorized by academic knowledge systems. Fraser�s investigation is an attempt to begin the process of redressing these gaps. It focuses on the development of organizations by people with disabilities themselves, which emerged in the 1970s to challenge the widely held view that people with disabilities are passive, "sick," and politically inactive -- that is, not citizens. By focusing on the self-knowledge of people with disabilities, this study traces the development of Canadian disability movements at the federal level, especially the Independent Living movement. Using a comparative analysis and through an examination of the political environments in which disability movements emerged, this study argues that disability organizing has been influenced by factors unique to Canada. In particular, this investigation focuses on the positive relationship between Canadian disability movements and the federal state, highlighting the importance of Canadian federalism, federal state structures and apparatuses, as well as Canada�s vast territory, northern climate and sparse population, in the development of pan-Canadian disability movements. CAILC would like to congratulate Fraser on the excellent work and important contributions he has made to the Independent Living movement through this document. This thesis is also available in alternate format. For more information, contact Traci Walters at: CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTRES (CAILC) 1004-350 SPARKS STREET OTTAWA, ON K1R 7S8 TEL: (613) 563-2581 FAX: (613) 235-4497 TTY: (613) 563-2581 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: http://cailc.ca/ or Laurie Beachell at the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), 926-294 Portage Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0B9.
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