[eggsbenedict]

Hi!

I'm working on my master's of social work degree, and I am taking a class that examines differences in society. In that class I am working on a project for school in which we interview someone with a disability and ask them about their personal experiences about living with that disability, and how it pertains to feelings of being different from others. I am also interested in talking to someone who has experienced discrimination/oppression because of their disability, and how that has affected their worldview. Discrimination/oppression could mean you have experienced violence, economic disparities, stereotyping, isolation, or feelings of invisibility, as a direct result of your disability. Overall, I am interested in trying to understand disabled people's experiences with discrimination and oppression.

I would prefer to do the interview by email, and it will be completely confidential. Your name will not be used in my paper, and you don't even have to tell me your name. I will be incorporating the interview material into my paper. I would like to do the interview this week.

If you are interested in contributing to a social work student's research, please email me at bsfwdc@yahoo.com

This post has been edited by eggsbenedict: 14 December 2009 - 03:59 PM

[Ratticis]

Sounds like you're perpetuating the very thing you want to ask people about. Thing is, nobody is spared discrimination to some degree. Kids call each other fat or smelly or gimpy, it's normal. If you believe it and dwell on it, then you're just proving them right. I'm the same person I always was and being gimped didn't change that. If you're able to hold your head high and be confident in your own skin others won't even notice the differences. Of course, there's always a few jackasses, but usually it's because they lack that confidence that you have.