Folks:
It strikes me that, lost in the discourse over the APA as an institution and
whether it is exclusionary vs. inclusionary, are Shelley Tremain's broader
points about the discipline of philosophy as a whole.
For instance, Shelley claims that much of the dominant discourse in political
philosophy, ethics, and bioethics runs on rails that rest on a bed of
problematic assumptions about disability, permanently disabled persons,
dependence vs. independence, and so forth. I suspect many of us would agree
with this, and hope we would be open to being called out on it and seriously
considering whether we are deploying such problematic concepts. Note also her
claim that major publication venues do not consider disability studies to be
more generally philosophy (I have certainly experienced this with respect to
feminist phil and even bioethics not being considered generally philosophy when
I first began, and have heard it is still the case for much philosophy of race
as well as disability theory).
I think Shelley's right on about those.
I am reminded of some tips I recently saw on engaging with others in a
productive manner: first say what you agree with, and rephrase the argument so
well that the author says "yep, that's what I mean". Then, disagree/critique.
So by all means, critique. But let's not lose sight of some of the very real
problems that face disabled philosophers (underlying negative attitudes toward
them as intellectual agents) and those who wish to think carefully about
disability (not all disabled philosophers do, but have philosophy about
disability not be considered as "real philosophy" is a real problem).
Thoughts?
Best,
Alison
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College of Arts and Sciences
SIU-Edwardsville
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Quoting Eva Kittay <[log in to unmask]>:
> Thank you Liz for this clear statement of what is at issue.
>
> Eva
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> Eva Feder Kittay
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> On Mar 31, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Elizabeth Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > As Professors Burke, Cureton, and Silvers note in their statement,
> individuals with disabilities vary, and hence accommodations that fit some
> people do not fit others. This is why the APA's practice is to work
> one-on-one with individuals requesting accommodations, so that their
> particularized needs can be met. Amy Ferrer and others in the National
> Office are ready to help. Burke, Cureton, and Silvers invite those whose
> needs remain unmet through the current practice of working with the National
> Office of the APA to submit their specific complaints to the APA Ombudsperson
> and to the APA Committee on Inclusiveness in the Profession. Their letter
> articulates a caution concerning those who do not have the specific
> disabilities needing accommodation making large generalizations about what
> disabled philosophers need or what the APA is failing to do for them.
> >
> > --Elizabeth Anderson
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Lisa J McLeod <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > Chris Cuomo speaks my mind.
> >
> > It seems that reasonable people's experiences/perceptions can differ
> without mistakes being made.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Chris Cuomo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Dear Elizabeth and Task Force members,
> >
> > As a member of the APA, SWIP, FEAST and the rest, I'd like to say that I
> believe this really should say "alleged" rather than "mistaken."
> >
> > Thanks for considering,
> > Chris Cuomo
> >
> > On Mar 31, 2014, at 1:59 PM, Elizabeth Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> Three APA members with disabilities have posted a statement correcting
> recent mistaken allegations about the accessibility of APA activities and
> praising the APA's inclusion of of people with disabilities at
> >>
> >>
>
http://www.apaonline.org/news/166867/Statement-from-APA-members-with-disabilities-on-accessibility.htm
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >>
> >> Elizabeth Anderson
> >> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
> >>
> >> Chair, APA Task Force on Inclusion and Diversity
> >>
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