Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Disability Vs Race
While race and disability share similarities, they aren't the same thing. Firstly, I'd like to point out that the distinction between what is considered a disability is fundamentally different from race in that, for example, ADD can or cannot be considered a disability depending on which doctor you talk to, however being Japanese goes no further than that. I think this distinction is important because where there are times in which circumstances need to be altered to make a situation far for a disabled person, that can't really be said about a race difference. Follow this in context: If on an exam, a blind person was to be read all the questions in a seperate room from the rest of the subjects taking the test. However, this could never done for someone of a particular race (and rightfully so I believe). Therefore, the distinction between race and disability is that disability often requires a change in circumstance which I don't think can be validated by race.
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Sorry this for some reason was cut off but the rest of this should have said: So what do you think? Is there a distinction between race and disability in their roles as social constructions or not?
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