Talk:Inclusion (disability rights)

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I have moved the disability-centered version of Inclusion (value and practice) over to Inclusion (disability rights) so that it can be properly developed there. I encourage everyone, especially artists who are in-the-know on this kind of thing, to work on it with zeal and focus equal to that of any serious artist and activist. As for the Inclusion (value and practice) article, I have restored it to its previous state. I would hope that those interested in the subject of inclusion in organizational culture would do their best to improve that article far beyond its current state, since in my opinion, as an artist and a writer, the current state is just horrendous. :) Kiko 13:56, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] poorly written piece of garbage

This article is ridiculously and obviously biased. It makes rather outrageous claims about treatment of the disabled in the US, contrasting with treatment in other places of the world, all while employing weasel words and not one reference that would back up these assertions. All the links are to political organizations and such, most of them based in the US. I don't really have the time to edit this, so I've just added the NPOV tag to draw attention to this poorly-written piece of garbage.--24.22.234.213 21:58, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] really?

So you make the claim that this is a poorly-written piece of garbage, but you have yet to back up your assertions, as well as to make any attempt to edit the article to a state at which it would no longer be a poorly-written piece of garbage.

NPOV tag removed until you can do these things. 124.120.0.118 13:30, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] please revise

I would like to back up the NPOV tag (maturely). The article does seem to have an anti-US sentiment. Please provide reliable sources that explicitly explain how the US is lagging behind other nations in this area. Other disability rights articles on Wikipedia seem to suggest Americans have been pioneers in the movement. And I agree with Kiko above that the whole thing really needs to be re-written; it strikes me as informal and unorganized as is. 71.37.13.208 06:23, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] anti-US sentiment is not wrong

Just because the article "seems to have an anti-US sentiment" does not mean that other countries with similar attitudes towards the disabled-- Thailand, for example, which I am currently in right now -- cannot be added to even the article out. That's one suggestion.

Another suggestion for readers/editors of this article would be to consult the sources, especially the "Social Movement Left Out" article, and to consult articles on Wikipedia, for example the main Disability article, which has in it an example of how in Sweden, they've apparently recognized the disabled population as equals or at least more equal than the US views them, for years, whereas in the US the disabled are regarded by many as "almost a different species."

To me, a quote like that suggests that US activists are NOT pioneers in this field, but are in fact lagging behind, and actually, other similar activists in the UK and Canada have personally told me that Inclusion there has been reigning, more or less, for decades now, whereas in the US itself it is JUST getting started (which is how I originally wrote the article, to communicate that fact).

I dunno where the sources listed are gotten from. I cut and pasted them from the original Inclusion (value and practice) article rather than obtaining new ones to back up assertions made here, so by my view the article could be recategorized as unreferenced, although certainly the "Social Movement Left Out" article and the other articles referenced in the Disability article and the Ableism article could be good enough to copy to here as examples of what could back up many of the assertions made. -Kiko, current location 124.120.2.107 15:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

So you use an unverified, POV statement from another article to support an unverified, POV statement in this one? Uhh, okay.--24.22.234.213 21:03, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
And now that I've looked over it more carefully... Palme was speaking in the 70s. What on Earth does that have to do with here and now?--24.22.234.213 21:05, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Okay, the NPOV tag in the References section is good enough for me. Also, I just wanted to add that I definitely don't think the state of inclusion is all fine and dandy in the US, as it obviously isn't; I'm just having a hard time believing it's SO much better in Canada and the British Isles. (Scandinavia, sure, they're lightyears ahead of us anyway!) I haven't been to the British Isles, so it's just a guess. But Canada? I don't think so... Someone who's lived half their life in Canada and half their life in the US weigh in. :-) 71.37.13.208 17:07, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

I removed some offensive language from an earlier post. Hope nobody minds. I think this is a passionate, though incomplete observation of inclusion around the world. I am testing for special education certification in Texas today, and I was looking for some real research that would help me. This article did not help in the least bit. Nowhere was mentioned the Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, No Child Left Behind, etc. I concede that in practice, America is nowhere near to being a truly inclusive society, but our laws are in place and accountability has drastically improved over the last 15 to 20 years. I would suggest that the author, or someone with even more impressive writing skills than the author (which would obviously not be me), and someone with real knowledge and qualifications in the field, work to improve this article and show a more balanced, less biased, more factual description of inclusion, including laws, educational practices, and popular arguments for and against it in the US and elsewhere. Just so you know, Texas is doing a great job in accommodating special needs students in its schools. It is important to recognize the needs of disabled people and to provide every possible advantage to help them compete in the workplace in the U.S. The resources, technology, and support available to children in Frisco, Texas is amazing. The US is a large country, unlike Sweden, and very diverse culturally, politically, and economically. It takes a long time to see permanent positive change, and many states are ahead of others. We are a large democratic republic which values states rights, and as such, there are vast differences in modernization from state to state. Remember Hurricane Katrina? Many people observed that New Orleans seemed like a 3rd world country. Nothing can be said about the US and be true across the board. Who can compare New York to Arkansas? They are like completely different countries, with their own constitutions, governments, and interpretations of federal law. If you are going to bring the US into the discussion, I hope you will differentiate between urban and rural areas, considering economic factors and cultural influence when possible.Nicolejmulupi 17:51, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Canada curb cuts and ramps

This is the section I removed:

In Canada it is not unusual, for example, for a disabled person or group of people to need a ramp in a public place and to witness the government or the business in question install that ramp quite quickly -- within days, a week, or a month. The idea of inclusion ensures that disabled people are in these ways regarded as full and equal members of society from the outset, and that only proof to the contrary would impact the perception of nondisabled people in society or among those officials that make policy.

It's not that I doubt that this statement it true, but it is unsourced original research, not good for the WP. Also, the exclusion of other nations implies that it is difficult to get a ramp installed in the Europe or anywhere else. Is this true? I know that in the U.S. ramps have been required by the ADA for decades. I assume that other nations have similar laws in place. Leaving these facts out gives the impression that the article may not have the NPOV required for an encyclopedia.--Knulclunk 13:44, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What a mess

I killed the reference to disabled actors on the grounds that it's not really an example of inclusion. A person with a disability can have a job -- even a glamorous, well-paid job -- without being truly included. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:42, 23 November 2007 (UTC)