Disability and Society, 11(3), September 1996, pp.403-410.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
There is a consistent difference of some 15 IQ points between the test means of American black and white citizens, and there has been a fierce debate as to whether this can be best accounted for by black intellectual inferiority or by such environmental factors as prejudice and discrimination. However, even supporters of the environmental hypothesis have neglected to apply it to the population - people with Down's Syndrome - to which it is most clearly applicable, and this failure of imagination indicates the boundaries of discourse in the field of intellectual disability. Discusses the complex relationship between racism and prejudice against people with disability.
There is a consistent difference of some 15 IQ points between the test means of American black and white citizens, and there has been a fierce debate as to whether this can be best accounted for by black intellectual inferiority or by such environmental factors as prejudice and discrimination. However, even supporters of the environmental hypothesis have neglected to apply it to the population - people with Down's Syndrome - to which it is most clearly applicable, and this failure of imagination indicates the boundaries of discourse in the field of intellectual disability. Discusses the complex relationship between racism and prejudice against people with disability.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, racism, black and minority ethnic people, Downs syndrome, discrimination;
Aimed at all those concerned with commissioning, purchasing or providing health care services for black and minority ethnic groups. Lists books, video's, audio cassettes, and packs.Contains resources which: promote healthy lifestyles, inform about health services and how to use them, and are concerned with particular conditions and diseases. Also includes training resources. Includes listings on: access to health services; alcohol; ante/post natal care; communications (including interpreting/translating); contraceptives; death and dying; environmental health; equal opportunities; female genital mutilation/circumcision; HIV/AIDS; immunisation; learning difficulties; mental health; nutrition; older people; child care; disability; refugees; religion; sickle cell; Tay Sachs disease; Thalassaemia; travellers; and women's health.
Aimed at all those concerned with commissioning, purchasing or providing health care services for black and minority ethnic groups. Lists books, video's, audio cassettes, and packs.Contains resources which: promote healthy lifestyles, inform about health services and how to use them, and are concerned with particular conditions and diseases. Also includes training resources. Includes listings on: access to health services; alcohol; ante/post natal care; communications (including interpreting/translating); contraceptives; death and dying; environmental health; equal opportunities; female genital mutilation/circumcision; HIV/AIDS; immunisation; learning difficulties; mental health; nutrition; older people; child care; disability; refugees; religion; sickle cell; Tay Sachs disease; Thalassaemia; travellers; and women's health.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, interpreting, learning disabilities, learning disability nursing, older people, physical disabilities, post qualifying education, religions, refugees, sickle cell anaemia, travellers, women, alcohol misuse, babies, arthritis, black and minority ethnic people, cancer, children, commissioning, contraception, death, diabetes, Downs syndrome, environmental factors, equal opportunities, female genital mutilation, Gypsies, health, health care, health education;