support each other while on the road, but, inevitably, when one person is visibly disabled and the other is not, assumptions are made about who is dependent upon whom. http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/real-life/the-frustrating-appearance-politics-of-travelling-while-disabled-20160915-grh78z.html my time with such a person?"
Indeed, the overt praise I've received for socialising with visibly disabled people is obscene; casual statements like "that's kind of you" or "that must be rewarding". My friendships are, of course, rewarding, but not in the feel-good charitable way implied by this phrase. Spending time with my friends is not an act of kindness, but the objectification of visibly disabled people frames human beings as a concept of social responsibility, obscuring whatever it is they might have to offer. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
