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Sometimes I literally have to pinch myself when I realize I get to live in Middle Earth here in New Zealand.
Actually I pretty much pinch myself every day here, let's be honest.
I am sure you guys are probably sick and tired of listening to me wax poetic about how New Zealand is so stinking pretty it makes my "jaw-drop" "and "takes my breath away" and pretty much sends me into a tizzy every time I step outside my house. Actually, even INSIDE my house I freak out about how beautiful it is, with the peaks of Mt. Aspiring National Park visible through my kitchen window. Do you hate me? I definitely hate me. How do I get to live in such a place?
If you've been to New Zealand you know what I'm talking about. Or if you follow me on any of my social media accounts, you have witnessed this behavior on my part (apologies!) Few places in the world leave me speechless and babbling like a 13 year old girl quite like New Zealand can. "Seriously? Is this, like, for real?" Pretty much.
Anyways, where was I going with this?
Ah yes. Back to Middle Earth, you know for all of my fellow Tolkien nerds. If you are not a Lord of the Rings fan, I'll try not to judge you TOO harshly but consider this my attempt to convince you to cross over to the light. Preach on!
The epic, mindblowingly awesome Lord of the Rings movies were all shot in New Zealand, increasing tourism so much the locals quickly had to step up their game and prepare for a decade's worth of onslaught from nerds around the world descending on their little country.
These movies are the reason I first started thinking about New Zealand as a place to visit and potentially live one day, not necessarily because of the films, but more because of the wild and crazy landscapes. I wanted to live and explore a place that looked like that.
To be honest, I haven't even done much of the LOTR tourism here, just bits and pieces, preferring to just soak in the general Middle Earth-ness that is New Zealand.
Until I got to Canterbury.
From watching the making-of featurettes from the extended edition DVDs (no judging, please) growing up, I learned ages ago of a magical place in New Zealand called Mt. Sunday where they filmed Edoras and Rohan. It took the crew a year to build an incredible set on top of a little mountain in the middle of nowhere, and I thought to myself, one day I'll visit there.
Fast-forward 10 years and here we are, living in New Zealand on the South Island, near where one presumes within driving distance of this place.
But as it turns out, Mt. Sunday is not that easy to find, and I really had no idea or concept of where it was until I was searching for things to do between Oamaru and Christchurch and it miraculously popped up on my Trover app as being "nearby." Thank you Amanda from A Dangerous Business, I can always count on you to be as big of a geek as me!
Almost to Christchurch I thought to myself, oh hell, why not? Let's give a go, swinging left and heading off to quite possibly one of the most random parts of the South Island of New Zealand.
2.5 hours later and it was like I stepped out into a different world, and I was actually transported to Middle Earth. There are many times when I am driving or exploring in New Zealand and I experience this feeling, but never more than that day. Cloudy skies and farmland suddenly gave way to bright blue skies, rolling gold farmland and snowcapped mountains in the distance. It was just incredible.
You're looking for a road called Hakatere Potts Road, and anyone can get out there. While it's a gravel road and not *really* in the best condition, it is usually totally fine for a non 4 wheel drive car. You don't need to visit on a tour or anything.
It took me ages longer than I meant to to finally get to Mt. Sunday because I kept stopping for photos over and over again. Can you blame me? Just look at it!
When I finally got my first glimpse of Mt. Sunday in the distance I nearly cried!
Words fail me trying to put into perspective the beauty of this area. I remember parking my Jucy van on the right side of the road (total no-no) at the top of a hill that finally curved around to the left, giving me my first glimpse of the valley in the distance.
Surrounded by the snow-capped Southern Alps in the middle of a beautiful river valley, there is a random solitary long rock formation – Mt. Sunday, not a usual occurrence in what I assume was an ancient glacial area.
I didn't know what to expect once I finally arrived, whether it was a viewpoint or a hike or even if you were allowed at the top. From what I remembered, I thought it was on private land so I didn't get my hopes up. Turns out there is a little car park area and a hike up to the top of Mt. Sunday, over an hour return. Yes!
Packing up all my gear in my new ONA Camps Bay camera backpack (woot woot!) along with a thermos of hot water (thank you campervan!) and several of my Starbucks VIA® coffees to get my afternoon fix with a view along with a snack/lunch, and I headed off.
It must have been the warmest day of the trip, and I didn't even need to wear a jacket. I seriously lucked out.
The walk to Mt. Sunday is beautiful in and of itself. Surrounded by clear streams with swing bridges and golden tussock you could get lost in, it was Canterbury High Country and New Zealand farm land at its finest.
No wonder Peter Jackson and co. chose this place to film Edoras. It certainly wasn't for its ease and accessibility!
While there were a couple of cars parked at the start of the walk, I only saw a few people walking back out on my way up the track, something that made me pretty happy to see because I didn't want such a remote and special place to feel crowded at all. Know what I mean?
Huffing and puffing I made my way up the mud slope that was the hill to the top of Mt. Sunday, more eager than you could ever imagine to stand in the same place as Aragorn. Swoon!
And I had the place to myself, score! Putting my bag and cameras down, and pulling my heavy sweater off, I just walked around the top of the peak for a while, trying to soak it all in, enjoy the sun on my face and just live in the moment.
Before long my bubble was popped when another group of hikers arrived to the top. Without fretting, I got my camera out and started shooting for a bit before making my way over to them and making friends.
I find it's so easy to talk to people in New Zealand, because pretty much anyone will give nice replies and are genuinely friendly. All it takes is an easy "can you believe this view?" and you're off!
Sometimes it's wonderful to experience beautiful places alone and also be able to share it with other people too. Luckily I was able to have both that afternoon at Mt. Sunday.
Locals on a day trip from Christchurch, they had heard that this was a beautiful little hike so they gathered a group of friends together to check it out for themselves.
Sitting down around the summit, we shared a cup of Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew Pike Place® Roast and swapped stories about some of our favorite hikes in New Zealand under the warm Canterbury sun.
Apart from the fact I loved that I could make a quick, good coffee on top of a mountain in quite literally the middle of nowhere, I was equally happy to be able to share a very special moment with locals.
Although they weren't Lord of the Rings fans (tsk tsk), they could appreciate my enthusiasm for the movies and share in my excitement of finally getting to see such a revered and special place up close and personal, you know, in real life.
So many times traveling, while it's easy to have superficial, casual conversations with people you meet on the road, it can be a lot more challenging to get people to open up and share more personal stories or opinions to "strangers." Do you know what I mean?
It's much easier to talk about the weather, our jobs and travel plans than it is to have a more profound and in-depth conversation. I get it, opening up to strangers is scary business! But I've found if you can find the time to actually sit down with someone you've never met over a cup of coffee, look them in the eye and have the courage to ask the harder questions, the answers will usually surprise you.
This is exactly what happened that afternoon on Mt. Sunday with my little thermos of Starbucks joy.
Maybe the fact that you're holding a hot drink indicates you aren't going anywhere for a while, maybe it's the general happiness that exudes from the steam of hot coffee (or is that just me?) but on that tiny little mountain in New Zealand, I was able to share some heavy things on my mind, like where my blog is going and how I deal with career uncertainty, to what it was like for them living in Christchurch before, during and after the devastating earthquakes of few years ago. Trust me, that is NOT an easy question to ask any New Zealander who has relations with that city.
For me, getting to visit Mt. Sunday was a decade's worth of dreams come true, not only in the sense to get to visit a place I've seen in the movies, but also from the sheer fact that I told my teenage self that one day I would visit this place in New Zealand AND I actually made it happen.
No one made this dream become a reality except me. Sure I had help and support along the way that I am more than grateful for, but I also had a lot of negativity and not a lot of encouragement from people close to me who in retrospect, should have been more supportive.
At the end of the day, not only did I get myself to New Zealand when I never thought I could actually do it, but I also got myself up the mountain to a place that has been with me since the very beginning. Talk about coming full circle.
So I guess my next question is where to next?
Have you heard of Mt. Sunday or have you ever been inspired by such a place? Would you like to visit a place you once saw in a book or movie? Are you a Tolkien fan too?
Many thanks to Jucy and Starbucks for hosting me on this road trip to Middle Earth – like always I'm keeping it real – all opinions are my own, like you could expect anything less from me!
Whaaaat there's an official track there now? And BRIDGES? When I went there in 2005, it was still hard to find, and you had to ford the rivers barefooted. Which, honestly made it even more epic!
There's no denying that it's an incredible location, though. I'm going back in November and can't wait! I can only hope I luck upon a day as gorgeous as the one you got!
There's a bridge there now?? Of course. My friends and I went 6 years ago and we had to brave the raging river in order to make our way to the top. It was a ridiculous and slightly dangerous adventure but the best ones are right? To this day I still tell people that Mt. Sunday is my favorite place in the whole world. I'll be back to NZ in 2 years to do a WHV and will definitely make it back here! Thanks for sharing your pictures and reminding me how much I love this country.
Cool! that sounds so awesome, I wonder how much it has changed. it was still pretty quiet when I was there!
I had a quite funny moment of "wait a minute, I saw this place on TV" when I visited the Santa Monica beach in LA. I've never particularly dreamed of it or planned for it, but the sole realization that I'm basically in a place where "Baywatch" was filmed just made me realize how far I've come (I was born and raised in Central Europe, so it took one ocean and most of two continents to get there 😉 ). Not that I am/was a great fan of the show or anything – I just saw a couple of episodes when I was 10 or 11, and then, fifteen years later, suddenly I was there. It's definitely an interesting feeling!
glad I'm not the only one who has experienced this!
Ahhhh, I am dying to visit! I'm making a trip to New Zealand later this year and this is high on my list of places to go. Thanks for all the info!
Youre welcome, it's such an epic place!


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U.S. Teaches Its Power Grid Interoperability
By Sunny Lewis
WASHINGTON, DC, February 16, 2016 (ENS) – The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has been chosen to participate in four projects that will build a modern, responsive electricity grid across the United States capable of supporting a two-way flow of both electricity and information.
This nonprofit industry consortium includes: utilities, vendors, investment institutions, industry associations, regulators, government entities, national labs, services providers and universities.
The four SGIP projects are among those that will be funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's new $220 million in grid modernization awards to DOE's national laboratories and their partners.
SGIP is focused on accelerating grid modernization and the energy Internet of Things through policy, education, and promotion of interoperability. That means the many components of the grid working together even when they are technically different and are managed by different organizations.
According to the 2015 Quadrennial Energy Review published by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. electricity grid connects more than 19,000 individual one-megawatt or larger generators, sited in some 7,000 operational power plants, with more than 642,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines, and 6.3 million distribution-system line miles.
America's electricity grid is built with legacy and proprietary technology, and today it is not completely interoperable.
The challenge is to modernize the power grid so that it becomes smart – able to incorporate information technology to deliver electricity efficiently, reliably, sustainably, and securely, enabling a sustainable energy future.
"We are well positioned for this challenge," said SGIP President and CEO Sharon Allan.
"We are well positioned for this challenge," said SGIP President and CEO Sharon Allan. "DOE's funding investment will help ensure that the rapidly emerging needs of the grid can be met. We look forward to the potential of working with the selected national labs and the other partners."
Unlike the grid of the 20th century, which delivered electricity in a one-way flow from generator to outlet, the modernized smart grid permits the two-way flow of both electricity and information.
Interoperability is the essential quality that all modern components, such as solar power or energy storage, must have to be integrated into the existing electricity grid.
The U.S. energy industry is investing at least $400 billion to revamp and modernize the nation's electric system, and to develop a kind of digital security blanket to protect the system from cyber terrorism.
The DOE's $220 million three-year grid modernization funding initiative will support research and development in advanced storage systems, clean energy integration, standards and test procedures, and other key grid modernization tasks.
The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel was named to participate in four projects:
1) Grid Architecture – This project aims to build a new stakeholder-driven architecture for grid modernization, provide it to the industry along with the tools industry players need to adapt it to their needs, and use it to inform the playbook for Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium program managers.
Partners with SGIP on this project are: GE-Alstom, Electric Power Research Institute, United Technologies, the Omnetric Group, and the California ISO. Eight national laboratories are involved.
2) Interoperability – This project provides strategic vision for interoperability endorsed by stakeholders with tools to measure interoperability maturity and the progress of related investments. It prioritizes interoperability gaps and develops an overarching roadmap for stakeholder endorsement.
Partners with SGIP on this project are: the GridWise Architecture Council, Electric Power Research Institute, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (NIST Beginners Guide). Under federal law, NIST has been given the key role of coordinating development of a framework for U.S. smart grid standards.
Also participating in this project will be standards-development organizations, utilities, and vendors as well as several national laboratories.
Hundreds of standards will be required to ensure the building of an efficient and effective smart grid. "For comparison purposes, one of today's smartphones incorporates over 150 standards," says NIST. "For the smart grid, we are still in the early stages of developing the framework for the standards and the lists of specific standards."
3) Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium Testing – This is a two-part project that will:
Establish a Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium – Testing Network (GMLC-TN); federated lab-based resource for standards-based testing and validation of grid devices and systems.
Develop and establish a Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium – Open Library (GMLC-OL) public repository for validated component models, simulation tools and testing resources.
Partners with SGIP on this project are the same organizations that will participate in project 2 above.
4) Standards and Test Procedures for Interconnection and Interoperability – This project will build on prior efforts and leverage existing activities spanning multiple Department of Energy programs that are developing interconnection and interoperability standards and test procedures to harmonize requirements across jurisdictions, eliminate conflicting requirements across technology domains, and streamline conformance test procedures.
Partners on this project include: NIST, the GridWise Architecture Council, Electric Power Research Institute, the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group, and Bryndan Associates, a consultant to the electric power industry, as well as national laboratories, standards organizations, utilities, and vendors.
"SGIP is contributing valuable expertise toward the complexities of modernizing the grid, reflecting two of our core priorities – tackling issues that are inhibitors to grid modernization and driving innovation through collaboration," Allen said. "We are pleased to be the central go-to convener of multi-stakeholders to address these issues."
Main image and featured image: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell tours Sandia National Lab's solar tower facility and announces approval of the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, a major electricity infrastructure project for the American West, Jan. 2015. (Photo by Randy Montoya courtesy Department of the Interior) public domain.
Image 01: Transmission lines carry electricity across the state of New Jersey (Photo by Lisa Campeau) creative commons license via Flickr
Image 02: Smart Grid Interoperability Panel President and CEO Sharon Allan (Photo courtesy SGIP)
Award-winning journalist Sunny Lewis is founding editor in chief of the Environment News Service (ENS), the original daily wire service of the environment, publishing since 1990.
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Despite constant efforts by social networks to protect their users, a new survey by Craig Newmark found that harassment still runs rampant.
Newmark—founder of craigslist, craigconnects, Rad Campaign and Lincoln Park Strategies—found that 22 percent of social network users were victims of bullying, harassment and threatening behavior in 2016, down only slightly from 25 percent in 2014.
The survey also found that while progress was made in sexual harassment, which dropped to 27 percent in 2016 from 44 percent in 2014, the opposite was true for political harassment, which rose from 16 percent in 2014 to 30 percent in 2016.
72 percent of millennials were harassed online by someone they knew.
63 percent of online harassment happens on Facebook.
47 percent of millennials have either personally experienced harassment or know someone who has—unchanged since 2014.
62 percent of daily Tinder users (three-quarters of whom are millennials) have been harassed online.
55 percent of adults who reported harassment in 2016 were women.
Email harassment rose from 20 percent in 2014 to 25 percent in 2016.
79 percent of adults aged 55 through 64 who are harassed online experience political harassment.
Social media networks are not being very successful stopping this problem from the top-down, but they can't do it alone. It's up to all of us as users to do our part to report bad actors and to encourage civility. "Treat people the way you want to be treated" applies online, just as it does in the real world.
What we're seeing by examining trends longitudinally is that online harassment is not an easy fix. Despite some efforts by social networks to incorporate policies to stop online harassment, the problem is not going away. Clearly we need to institute better tools, algorithms and policies to support and empower people online, such as better methods for reporting harassment, as well as more effective and timely responses from the social networks themselves.
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Q: Calling same Method having same packageName From Different JARs I have three Jar files.All jar files contain Same class TestServicesImpl And Same Method displayWeLcomeMessage() But having different messages(output) of displayWeLcomeMessage().
Example :
public void displayWeLcomeMessage() {
        System.out.println("wecome msg of JAR version first");

    }

 public void displayWeLcomeMessage() {
            System.out.println("wecome msg of JAR version two");

        }

 public void displayWeLcomeMessage() {
            System.out.println("wecome msg of JAR version third");

        }

I have One main application and it contains  jars included. My main application calls displayWeLcomeMessage() method.
first JAR is added in classpath and second JAR is loaded with custom classloader and invoke method displayWeLcomeMessage().
    File file  = new File("C:/Users/amitk/Desktop/Test_1.0.2.jar");
    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
    URL url = file.toURL();
    URL[] urls = new URL[]{url};
    URLClassLoader  loader = new URLClassLoader(urls);

    Class classS = loader.loadClass("com.amit.servicesImpl.TestServicesImpl");
    Object object = classS.newInstance();
    Method getmsg = classS.getMethod("displayWeLcomeMessage");
     getmsg.invoke(object);

but it displays the same message as in method of JAR first.
In my third JAR, i have changed the package name.
that is
com.amit.servicesImpl.TestServicesImpl is changed to com.amit.servicesImpl2.TestServicesImpl
and this time it works properly that is message of method of JAR 3 is displayed here.
so let me know the main issue behind this.and solution for this.

A: Maybe you have your JAR in your initial class loader.
URLClassLoader will check existing class in parent class loader before checking in its own space.
1) You can extend and modify this behavior:
package com.mytool;

import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;
import java.net.URLStreamHandlerFactory;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class MyURLClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {

    private final Map<String, Class<?>> ourClasses = new HashMap<>();

    public MyURLClassLoader(URL[] urls, ClassLoader parent) {
        super(urls, parent);
    }

    public MyURLClassLoader(URL[] urls) {
        super(urls);
    }

    public MyURLClassLoader(URL[] urls, ClassLoader parent, URLStreamHandlerFactory factory) {
        super(urls, parent, factory);
    }

    @Override
    protected Class<?> loadClass(String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        synchronized (getClassLoadingLock(name)) {
            // First, check if the class has already been loaded
            Class<?> c = ourClasses.get(name);

            if (c == null) {
                // search in our paths
                try {
                    c = findClass(name);
                    ourClasses.put(name, c);
                } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                    // ignore
                }
            }

            if (c == null) {
                c = findLoadedClass(name);
            }

            if (c != null) {
                if (resolve) {
                    resolveClass(c);
                }
                return c;
            }

            // default search
            return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
        }
    }
}

2) Or you can try to move our JAR and not load it at JVM start.
Note:
Instead of using a full reflexivity, I'll use an interface
loaded only by the initial classloader. Your object could implements it, and you'll be able to cast to this interface. If you do this with MyURLClassLoader, please don't add this interface in our dynamic loaded JAR!

A: Classloader will pick that class which was found first. If you are having 10 packages having same class then only that class will be picked which was introduced first.

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We use a range of electronic equipment in our ICT work, including Easi Speak recorders, bee bots, Ipads, cameras and laptops.
During ICT, the children used the Easi-Speaks to record their own emergency call recordings. They could record, play back and delete their messages.
Look at the pictures we created of ourselves. We had to select the features that we wanted and print our pictures.


Two of the world's leading timepiece trade fairs are collaborating by syncronising their show dates in a bid to reinvigorate the sector.
Organisers of Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) and Baselworld have agreed to hold their respective events back-to-back on the 2020 Swiss trade show calendar. SIHH will run from April 26-29 in Geneva, followed immediately by Baselworld – 255km away – from April 30-May 5.
The move came in response to several exhibitor cancellations, including the Swatch Group, which owns brands such as Omega, Breguet and Harry Winston, which withdrew from Baselworld.
SIHH also had its share of exhibitor defections last year, with participants saying it was costly to attend two fairs in a calendar year, given their geographical proximity.
The agreement is expected to remain in place until 2024.


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Q: SSIS OLE DB Command metadata error because of DB trigger I know this may seem like a commonly asked question, but I have a unique situation which I can't find an answer to.
I have a simple SSIS package which I want to use to update a table from an Excel spreadsheet.  I'll do this using an OLE DB command task which executes a stored procedure.  However, it's not retrieving any column names to map.  The error is similar to this:
The metadata could not be determined because statement 'insert into #TempTable ... '  uses a temp table.'
I understand why it's returning this error, and know the typical workarounds.  However, the error is not coming from the stored procedure that the package calls.  That proc doesn't use temp tables.  It's a result of the update firing off a database trigger that calls another proc, which DOES use temp tables.
Unfortunately, the triggered proc causing the error is from the third party application I'm developing for, and cannot be modified.
Does anyone know of a solution that doesn't involve adding code to the offending proc?
Thanks!

A: Your best bet would be to stage the updates to a dedicated table (OLE DB Destination instead) and then have an Execute SQL Task as a successor event.
Within the Execute SQL Task, set up a cursor to shred the staging table and then call your stored procedure.
DECLARE CSR CURSOR
READ_ONLY
FOR SELECT Col1, Col2
FROM staging;

DECLARE @Col1 nvarchar(100)
,   @Col2 nvarchar(100);
OPEN CSR;

FETCH NEXT FROM CSR INTO @Col1, @Col2;
WHILE (@@fetch_status <> -1)
BEGIN
    IF (@@fetch_status <> -2)
    BEGIN
        EXECUTE dbo.MyProcedure @Col1, @Col2;
    END
    FETCH NEXT FROM CSR INTO @Col1, @Col2;
END

CLOSE CSR;
DEALLOCATE CSR;

A: Option 1, load Excel spreadsheet to a staging table, then use 'Execute SQL Task' to update your final table.
Option 2, create Script task, read from spreadsheet and update your final table, thus avoid going through data flow for column mapping.

A: The staging table approach occurred to me shortly after I posted this, and that's the route I went with.  While not ideal for such a simple package, it does work.  A cursor won't even be necessary...for this package, I can simply update the appropriate table from the staging table, no need for a stored proc.  Thanks to you both!


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DHDWeeks 9-11 Figures Austerity and Disability Art Recap from Tuesday Austerity measures: Cuts to spending and supports (usually governmental spending and social supports) o example: the proposed cuts to Illinois Home Services Program The relationship between Neoliberalism and Ableism Goodley, Lawthom and Runsick-Cole argue that "Neoliberalism provides the ecosystem for the nourishment of ableism" (981). What does this mean, exactly o Set of ideas and practices that make up current economic and social policies (neoliberalism) may not directly cause ableism, but they make it possible for those ideas and practices to flourish o Provides justification for the structural oppression of disabled people Neoliberal Accounting for Disability Disability costs money o Individuals pay for those costs o Not government responsibility o If Individuals can't pay: private corporations or charities will pick up the need o Cuts to social supports will help keep the costs down § they are high because too many people are getting too many services o Different way of accounting (1) There are other ways to account for the costs of disability Gary Arnold (and many disability studies scholars and activities) argue that cutting social services costs more money o When you cut programs like the home services program, it forces people to nursing homes o Nursing home care, on average, costs more than independent living Argument: That the cuts to community services will end up costing the state more money in healthcare and nursing care costs than the maintenance of these programs Counter argument: These programs are fully of fraud and abuse and this is the only way to eliminate that excess waste But what happens when disability doesn't cost less What happens to this line of argumentation when, in fact, disability does cost more This is the heart of the questions that Goodley, Lawthom and Runswick-Cole ask at the end of their text: o What would it mean to actually change how we understand the problem: § Not just a problem of what costs more but of how we value work, care, and money § They do not offer a solution, but merely ask how we might think of this problem differently Different way of accounting (2) Accounting through Art Figures: Liz Crow's project o What did you learn about her project from reviewing her website Details Disabled Artist and Scholar Liz Crow wanted to: o tell a different story about disability o call attention to a different type of "cost" (the cost of austerity measures on human beings and the lives of those impacted by these cuts). o Context of Project British Government hired private companies to perform assessments on disabled people to determine their fitness to work o ATOS company first hired o Maximus now runs the assessments o assessments (like the recalibration of need assessments in Illinois) were moving people who formerly qualified for supports and services off those services 2015 Political leaders advocating for (and promising to implement) austerity measures were (re)elected What she did Crafted 650 clay figures out of river mud Each figure represented a person "at the sharp end of austerity measures" She toured with the figures o presenting them unofficially when events on the tour were canceled due to the "too political" content Burned them and ground up the ashes while reading the stories of those figures Dispersed them back into the water on first day of the new government Accounting for Lives "the figures making visible the stark human cost of austerity and creating a talking point for members of the public to grapple with the questions raised by the work" Making visible the human as part of the equation of measuring costs (ie: not just financial) Burning of the figures represents "the firing and crushing of human aspiration," "the bearing witness of the cairn and the dispersal and forgetting of stories of social injustice," o according to the We Are Figures website and project description Art as Activism Liz Crow's piece provides example of how art more broadly and disability art specifically can serve as activism o Raising awareness (about cost of austerity) o Asking difficult questions (what about the people who are most impacted by these cuts) o Reframing the issues (from one of not being able to afford supports to redistribution of resources) Video for Stewards While Crow assembled the figures, stewards (volunteers) engaged with people passing by and people online through social media Video you watched for class today was made for those Stewards o discusses values of the project o What were some of those values Disability Culture In class, we've talked about disability cultural values such as interdependence, deindividualization and one key feature of disability cultural products (that reflect disability cultural values) o direct confrontation of prejudice, discrimination, and oppression § Crow's Figures project aims to do this § Project also recognizes shared experiences across differences • The assembling of different stories together under the same project critiquing austerity Art as Conversation Crow talks about the importance of the art as a conversation starter o to introduce people "insulated from the sharp end of austerity" to its impact o Tells the Stewards: "do not worry that you do not have all the answers. Your job is to support audiences in the process" Figures on Austerity Austerity is a policy - cut social services and reduce spending 2) Austerity is a political policy, a political choice 3) Austerity has consequences - consequences can be mild or, for some, deadly 4) Austerity equals division o -Between rich and poor Figures on Austerity 5) Austerity doesn't work o -unless the actual goal is to cut social programs 6) Austerity is meeting resistance o -both in the UK and across the world through policies that put money into social services and through activism 7) Austerity is a choice o -but it is not the only choice o -not an issue of a lack of funds but a lack of equal distribution of funds Narratives "Former welder, Danny, aged 60, was told he was fit for work the day after he had double heart bypass surgery. He says, "I was in intensive care when my daughter came in with the letter. I was shocked. Even the consultant could not believe it." It took another nine months for him to win on appeal" "A says, "I live in a three-bed house. I am a single mum with a 10-year old daughter. I work part time 18 hours a week and get my wages, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Child Benefit. Me and my daughter always had a weekend away in a caravan in the summer but we couldn't afford this year. I've looked for extra work but can't fid it. We are coping at the moment but I'm worried about paying for gas over the winter" "A teenage says, "The government doesn't see us as people, it just sees us as exam grades. The pressure on us is immense" "Although they both work, Bradley and his girlfriend struggle for money. He says, "My girlfriend and I have to go without food fairly regularly. I have begun counting calories, not to lose weight, but to try and make sure I get enough. It is difficult to describe our lives now without sensationalising. The best way to put it is like this; with the hunger, and with the way that budging money becomes something that dominates every day, poverty becomes a physical and psychological state, rather than just an economic condition" "Mark was ruled fit for work against the advice of his GP and despite having complex mental health conditions. He was left with an income of 40 pounds per week. He weighted five and a half stone when he died of starvation." Reflection Types of Narratives Together Crow brings together: o stories of people dying o stories of everyday pressures of school o instances of "we're making for now" o accounts of unfortunate sacrifices to holidays What does bringing these things together accomplish Reflections on Through Deaf Eyes What did you learn or gain from this documentary What surprised you How does Through Deaf Eyes reflect what we have been learning thus far in this course How does it challenge or force us to think more complexly regarding disability rights and culture What is "Normal" Think, Pair, Share: What is "Normal" Think On your own, write down some of the words, ideas, or images that come to mind when you think of these terms: o Normal / The Norm o Abnormal / Deviation Pair Pair up with a classmate and discuss what words and terms you thought of. What terms did you have in common What terms did your partner think of that you did not think of Was there anything striking or interesting about the terms you both came up with Share If you want, share what you discussed in your pairs with the class. The History of "Normalcy" Normal is often associated with "natural," meaning that we take the concept of normalcy for granted as inherent, biological, ahistorical, and apolitical. However, according to Disability Studies scholar Lennard Davis, the concepts of "the norm," "normal" and "abnormal" did not exist in American or European culture prior to the mid-1800s. The "norm" originated in the discipline of statistics. French statistician Adolphe Quetelet contributed significantly to this idea by calculating a statistical average of human qualities that formed the construct of "l'homme moyen" or "the average man." The History of "Normalcy" Then, in late 1800s, Sir Francis Galton converted the bell curve from an "error curve" with "probable errors" to a "normal distribution" curve with "standard deviations". Galton also split the curve into quartiles, ranking each section of the curve from the lowest to the highest. The History of "Normalcy" Those in the bottom quartile (i.e., ranked "lowest") were targeted for elimination through eugenics (which, as discussed in the previous lecture, is the belief and practice of "improving" the quality of the human population). The lower quartile included people with disabilities, as well as criminals and people in poverty. The History of "Normalcy" As a result of these developments in science and mathematics, the concepts of "normal," "the norm," "deviation," and "the ideal" became increasingly accepted and utilized in American and European culture. Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg: "The highest imperative for citizenship—and humanity—was to be "normal," and the rights and privileges of a society became apportioned on that basis." Normalcy in the Quest for Rights/Justice Normalcy and Human Rights The quest for "normalcy" has shaped many movements centered on group rights. Rather than challenge the concepts of "normal" and abnormal," many oppressed groups have focused their energies and efforts on trying to assimilate and fit in with the dominant group by being seen as equally "normal." Case Study: Deaf Culture and Cochlear Implants Entanglements of Disability, Deafness, and Normalcy Tensions exist between how deaf and hearing people view and understand deafness and normalcy. Some deaf people view deafness as a disability through a disability studies lens. o Sparrow (2005): "It remains true that deafness can result in tremendous disadvantage in this society. But as disability rights activists have argued, the key phrase…is "in this society." Many of the "disadvantages" faced by people who are deaf turn out to have social and institutional causes and could be rectified by the way our society is organized" (p. 137). Some deaf people view deafness as a human variation, making them an ethnic/cultural minority, whose members are still "normal," just "different." Normalcy in Through Deaf Eyes "People need to understand that we are normal. Don't just look at my ear. Don't look at it as a physical handicap. We are normal, really. Yes, we do have some accommodations to be made in a society where it's dominated by hearing people. But at the same time, if you were to come into the room and it would be full of deaf people, then you would need the accommodation too!" – Rory Osbrink, Teacher "Maybe a person can't see, and is that normal Maybe it is. And maybe a person walks with a bit of a limp. Perhaps that's normal to one person and not to another. What about left-handedness Is that abnormal or is that normal" – Carolyn McCaskill, Professor of ASL and Deaf Studies Normalcy in "Defending Deaf Culture" Sparrow (2005): "To many it seems as though there are things that the Deaf cannot do that "normal" people can, and that these incapacities place them at a disadvantage in a normal environment regardless of any social changes we might make to accommodate the deaf….[But people who argue this are also reluctant] to single our a "normal" human body from the range of variation we currently recognize" (pp. 137-138). Sparrow is asking us to consider: o Deafness as a part of "normal" human variation. o Deafness as a "less important" mark of difference, like hair or eye color. Claims to Normalcy, Cultural Minority Status, and Rights Part of Deaf culture's claim of normalcy is to establish them as both similar to hearing culture (i.e., part of normal human variation), as well as similar to other minority cultures. (This is somewhat contradictory, of course.) Regardless, these claims reject disability. There are many tensions present in this perspective. This viewpoint is defining disability largely through the medical model of disability, in which disability is a personal problem that needs cured or fixed. Deaf culture sees itself as different from the disability community because (1) disabled people are not traditionally seen as sharing a culture(s) (which we have challenged in this course), and (2) Deaf culture shares features with other cultural minority groups – particularly a language, ASL, which creates distinct customs, values, traditions, spaces, etc. Claims to Normalcy, Cultural Minority Status, and Rights Cochlear implants are thus criticized because (1) they suggest deafness needs to be "fixed" or "cured" rather than viewing it as cultural, (2) they may create situations in which people are not fully accepted within deaf or hearing communities, and (3) they allow medicine and the government to operate from positions of cultural superiority, rather than embracing multiculturalism. "An argument asserting the rights of minority cultures to equal respect and consideration within a multicultural society…offers the best prospect for the defense of the unique culture(s) of the deaf" (Sparrow, 2005, p. 152). Case Study: Marriage Equality Movement Normalcy and Gay Marriage "It's Time" Campaign by GetUp! Australia o http://youtu.be/_TBd-UCwVAY How does the video use the concept of "normalcy" to argue for the legalization of same-sex marriage Premise of Video: Show a gay couple as similar to a heterosexual couple—everything they do is so "normal" that if you only saw one partner, you might not even know they were gay. Many efforts centered on the "right to gay marriage" campaign have used similar arguments, which sends the message to the dominant, heterosexual group, "We are just like you, and so we should have the same rights as you." Why Seek Normalcy The motivation to assimilate is fueled by the desire for equality or rights, but it is also a function of how oppressed groups often want to see themselves and be seen by others. According to Michael Warner (1999), in The Trouble with Normal, "Nearly everyone, it seems, wants to be normal. And who can blame them, if the alternative is being abnormal, or deviant, or not being one of the rest of us" (p. 53). Normalization Society encourages normalization – i.e., it encourages people to strive toward normalcy. This is accomplished partially through the formation of "normalizing communities," or dominant groups. Normalization Magolda and Ebben (2007): "Normalizing communities are based on those in power defining a cultural center and "natural order" that renders the dominant group behaviors and values acceptable while marginalizing others. Normalizing communities privilege certain individuals, activities, roles, and relationships, and portray them as normal" (p. 145). Deaf Education and the Push for Normalcy Oralism or Oralist movement that shifted Deaf education Emerged at a time in this country when large numbers immigrants coming in from Eastern Europe o Sparked fears over a loss of American Society o What is American Society o What role does normalcy plan in understandings of American Society Oralism The Oralist movement was build on the impulse to normalize Deaf people ASL made Deaf people different, teaching them to speak would assimilate them into American Society and normalize This move cut off many Deaf people from education, community, and expression Normalization created/creates barriers o Built on an unacknowledged belief that normal is best for everyone, and desired by everyone One More Perspective Betweenity Brueggemann (2009) coined the term "betweenity" to describe the state of being "in between" and applies it to Deaf identity, culture, and language. There is not a single definition of deafness (Deaf, deaf, hard-of-hearing, hearing impaired, late-deafened, etc.). Some deaf people are oral, others use ASL, others are both. While certain deaf people may identify as disabled, many in the Deaf community do not. And even though they may not personally see themselves as disabled, it is likely that others perceive them that way and label them accordingly. In other words, many Deaf people live between solid and neat categories or classifications in terms of their identity, culture, and language. Betweenity (Continued) This betweenity is often a source of tension and discomfort. For instance, as we discussed, many Deaf people have fought against cochlear implants because they see them as "fixing" something that is not broken while simultaneously hurting Deaf identity and Deaf culture (Sparrow, 2005). But Brueggemann (2009) argues cochlear implants may transgress boundaries and perhaps lead to something opportunistic, interesting, and beautiful. Betweenity (Continued) In other words, cochlear implants may challenge both deaf and hearing people's ideas about normalcy and force us to think beyond binaries of normal/abnormal. Brueggemann is thus hopeful Deaf identity/culture will survive in this "in between" space. Perhaps this "in between" space is also a place to challenge ideas of "normalcy" and break down binaries/dichotomies of normal/abnormal. If Time Allows… Normalization We are taught specific "norms" and encouraged to follow them. When we do not follow these norms, we are sanctioned. Examples: o Feminine or non-athletic boys are ridiculed for "throwing like a girl," or "running like a girl" or "acting like sissies." o People who break age norms are chastised and told to "act your age." o Disabled people receive messages to "overcome" their disability through hard work and determination. But…is there a problem with seeking human rights through the establishment of "normalcy" The Trouble with Normal Establishing "normalcy" as a basis for human rights is often ineffective because: Dominant groups will never accept others as "normal" because it will require them to give up power to do so, and It further oppresses other groups by excluding or alienating them and casting them as "the real deviants." Back to Deafness/Disability Deaf culture asks us to challenge our assumptions about normalcy. This is important. However, when some Deaf people make the argument they are normal and not disabled, this implies that to be disabled is to be abnormal. At the same time, some Deaf people criticize cochlear implants because they view this technology as an attempt to make Deaf people "normal" – in other words, as similar to hearing people who use oral communication methods as possible. Again, this is a significant tension. What effect does this have on Deaf Rights/Disability Rights (And Deaf/Disability Justice) What does it mean to reject disability as a strategy to achieve rights Normalcy/Oppression Back to the Case Study of the Marriage Equality Movement… Thus, the quest for normalcy and assimilation politics has shaped many movements centered on group rights while simultaneously harming others. Disability is frequently assigned to other groups as a justification for inequality (Baynton, 2001). Implications for Human Rights/Social Justice If we are to achieve human rights and social justice for marginalized groups, we must constantly (re)envision strategies to seek rights and justice in a way that considers all people rather than just some. Furthermore, these strategies should acknowledge that the problem is the concepts of normalcy/deviance. Intergroup justice is possible—but we must work together rather than against each other. Deaf Culture Through Deaf Eyes (2007) Film that explores the history and richness of Deaf Culture Features Deaf actors, poets, scholars, activists Includes history of Deaf Education and Deaf Rights Movement Disability Culture and Deaf Culture Disability Culture is not the same thing as Deaf Culture Many Deaf people do not identify as part of the disability community Deaf Culture has distinct features language poetics, movement, expressions Institutions (schools, social clubs, etc) history of oppression unique to Deafness For Class We are not debating the merits or limits of cochlear implants in this class. Reading about the debates around cochlear implants in order to learn about Deaf culture and its importance to deaf people. Difficult Questions How do we recognize the overlap between Disability Culture and Deaf Culture while recognizing the position of many in Deaf culture that it is distinct and different Distancing of Disability Many Deaf people argue that they are not disabled and deafness should not be viewed as a disability Changing understandings of disability (as a social and cultural experience not just a medical problem) puts pressure on this distinction "Arguments about the purported rights of the Deaf to preserve their culture will most likely be perceived as perverse if we understand deafness as a disabling medical condition" (Sparrow 136). Sparrow walked us through the different belief systems and ways of valuing culture that are behind decisions about CI If Disability is a medical condition, then, for Deaf people, Deafness is not a disability But what happens if we think of disability as we have done in this class At the very least, many disability studies scholars and disabled people we have read thus far in class complicate the idea of disability as a medical condition in need of a cure While reading Sparrow, that different should have jumped out at you. If it didn't, take another look at the definition of disability he works with and think back to Linton and others Specificity of Experience However, there are specific things about Deaf Culture and the experience of deafness. We should not dismiss the claims of specificity made by Deaf people and Deaf Culture Something would be lost if Deaf Culture would be subsumed under Disability Culture. For this class: Deaf Culture shares some of the values of Disability Culture but recognize that they are not the same thing What are some examples of Disability Cultural values that Deaf Culture, as depicted in Through Deaf Eyes, appear to share What role does deaf culture play in debates about cochlear implants Cochlear implants are a contentious topic in the deaf community. o argument has room for improvement Deaf culture plays a key role in the debates surrounding cochlear implants. o argument is present Cochlear implants are a contentious topic in the deaf community because they are seen to threaten deaf culture. o very good argument. The Deaf community views cochlear implants as a threat to their culture, and proponents of cochlear implants view them as important interventions largely because they do not recognize Deaf culture. o excellent argument Unit IV: Contemporary Issues in Disability Rights and Culture So far this semester, we have presented voices of disabled people and disability studies scholars who argue for seeing disability as a political issue This provides us with the leverage to see some of the bigger issues that frame how we view disability o dominant cultural beliefs o historical events and movements (from eugenics to the Disability Rights Movements) o political structures (like the rights process) that shape how people can or cannot claim rights o economic systems and contexts Economic Systems Some of the authors we read (Charlton) refers actually to political economy as a way of acknowledging the interconnectedness of political and economic systems. In what ways does the economy shape how we understand disability Our tasks for Unit IV Explore pressing issues facing disabled people To look at these issues from multiple perspectives o Centralizing the perspectives of disabled people because these are perspectives that are often missing from the dominant discourse (popular conversations). We will explore: o Austerity o Concerns over Disability Fraud o Institutions and Nursing Homes o Violence against Disabled People Reminder: that this classroom is intended to be a space for constructive dialogue. Upcoming Event Today's Main Question What do we do with disability when it costs money As Rob Gould discussed with us, most accommodations are inexpensive However, some accommodations do cost money Social Security Disability Insurance costs money Healthcare for disabled people costs money How do we handle that, particularly in times of "economic crisis" Economic Crisis What does the phrase "economic crisis" mean What makes something a "crisis" Crisis To call something a crisis, makes certain things possible: In public health: often mobilizes resources In political arena: often mobilizes legislation In cultural arena: often mobilizes awareness and dialogue In social arena: often mobilizes action What does it mean in the economic arena What happens when the economy itself talked about as being in crisis Definitions Austerity o dictionary definition of the word: sternness, severity or simplicity o Also describes: set of economic policies aimed at reducing spending § typically heard within the context of governmental spending Neoliberalism o economic, political and cultural system of beliefs characterized by privatization (of governmental resources, responsibility, etc), reduced governmental regulation (in economy, and in laws and policies) Austerity measures often part of neoliberalism Other Definitions or Concepts to clarify from reading Limited Resources Budget Deficits: The state of Illinois currently has no budget. This means that the social services are in danger, the University is not receiving state funds, programs and agencies are being shut down. What is the stalemate How does this happen o No easy answer to this. Why does this matter for our class o The focus here not on discussing solutions or saying who has the best answer o The focus for us is on what it means and how do we understand it Gary Arnold: Cuts will have devastating impact What does Arnold's piece outline What are the issues that he and his colleagues at Access Living are most concerned about Community-based services Supports that allow people to live in the community Funding to hire Personal Assistant Services Programs that allow disabled people to have control over their own SSDI money o If someone lives in a nursing home, the nursing home facility receives the bulk of their money to pay for care 30,000 people in Illinois use Illinois Home Services Program o To qualify, you must go through a process called determination of need o Determination of Need Score Proposal to raise the determination of need score from 29 to 37 What does that mean Raises the "level" of disability required to qualify for support services People who have qualified for services will suddenly lose their services with no change in their disability or impairment status o Why o What precipitated this: Lack of resources Thinking Broader The case in Illinois is not isolated and its not only about disability and disabled people Read piece from Goodley, Lawthom, and Runswick-Cole o Cuts in the British system of Disability Living Allowance § 2,000 to 3,000 pounds for the average household • 2,899 to 4,250 US dollars § 9 billion pounds nationally • 12.7 Billion US dollars Easy to say: o This is unfair or absurd o This is necessary given the lack of overall resources Austerity and Neoliberalism as set of Ideas Neoliberalism is not just a set of economic policies, it's a belief system that invests in the idea that those policies are the best way to solve the problem of limited resources o Who is responsible : individuals o What best course of action for dealing with limited resources: austerity measures (cuts to governmental and social support spending) Read two cases about cuts: From US and British contexts This set of beliefs is, arguably, part of a global economic system Does Austerity Work Austerity, as it has been applied in both US and British context has lead to worsening conditions for many people o We will talk more about this on Thursday Two sets of beliefs: o Austerity measures have not worked because they have not been fully implemented. More cuts to social programs and a greater influx of money to private companies will allow these measures to work o Austerity cannot work because private companies are driven by different set of beliefs and concerns (profit and business viability) than social services (providing people access to what they need to survive and thrive) § What is actually needed is greater resources into social services not fewer In the meantime, what happens The relationship between Neoliberalism and Ableism Goodley, Lawthom and Runsick-Cole argue that "Neoliberalism provides the ecosystem for the nourishment of ableism" (981). What does this mean, exactly Set of ideas and practices that make up current economic and social policies (neoliberalism) may not directly cause ableism, but they make it possible for those ideas and practices to flourish Provides justification for the structural oppression of disabled people Different way of accounting There are other ways to account for the costs of disability Gary Arnold (and many disability studies scholars and activities) argue that cutting social services costs more money o When you cut programs like the home services program, it forces people to nursing homes o Nursing home care, on average, costs more than independent living Argument: That the cuts to community services will end up costing the state more money in healthcare and nursing care costs than the maintenance of these programs Counter argument: These programs are fully of fraud and abuse and this is the only way to eliminate that excess waste But what happens when it doesn't cost less What happens to this line of argumentation when, in fact, disability does cost more This is the heart of the questions that Goodley, Lawthom and Runswick-Cole ask at the end of their text: What would it mean to actually change how we understand the problem: Not just a problem of what costs more but of how we value work, care, and money They do not offer a solution, but merely ask how we might think of this problem differently For Thursday For Thursday, you will be looking at an art project by artist and scholar Liz Crow Think about this broader context as you go through the website and read the stories there. Her project is, in some ways, a different way of accounting for limited resources. Community, Culture and 504 Why Did the Sit In Persist in San Francisco They weren't kicked out (enough people (HEW officials, police, etc) supported it) Support from other groups like the Black Panthers and donations from Safeway and the Health Department Media Coverage – administration did not want bad press removing them from building Culture of protest and activism in San Francisco Persistence of the protestors Good leadership Protestors were united Califano's refusal to sign played a part Sheer numbers of the protestors Protest was peaceful Strong belief in the importance of the protest and the signing of the regulations Urgency of the change needed Community Many of those who participated in the 504 Sit In speak about the complicated feeling of joy and sadness when the Sit – In ended. Joy, Excitement, Pride that they persisted through the signing Sadness that the experience itself was over 28 Days People with disabilities living in what was essentially one floor of an office building No showers Few bathrooms People with support needs in spaces that are not their homes Numbers or Community or Both Many people argued that it was the number of protestors in San Francisco that allowed their sit-in to persist. What, exactly, is it about the number of people that sustains a movement like the sit in Occupying Public Space Section 504 was, in many ways, about disabled people's access to public spaces Mandated all federally funding buildings and programs be made available to disabled people Federally-funded means funded through public funds Disabled people occupying public building not insignificant Private Subjects in Public Spaces Disabled People historically relegated to – thought to belong to – private spaces inside homes, away in institutions, prisons, hospitals all these places share the distinct feature that they are NOT PUBLIC spaces think back to the explicit banning of disabled people in public with the Ugly Laws Private Subjects/Public Spaces To have these people claim public space is a really radical act of self-claiming Using public spaces to perform private acts of care – whether washing hair in the sinks or changing catheters in the Regional Director of HEW's office Re-claiming of public as a space that disabled people belong Group Discussion Questions Section 504 and the Sit-Ins provide us with an example of the relationship between rights, culture, and community So what have we learned How might we characterize this relationship Community Work We tend to remember individual policy makers, movement leaders, or even individual moments in the history of a civil rights fight. The victory of 504 was achieved because of all the work of all the hundreds of thousands of people that were involved in the advocacy and policy writing process Why is this community and group effort important to remember Tendency to Individualize We have a tendency to individualize history and even social movements We remember Judy Heumann as the voice and leader of the 504 Sit-In, but she could not have been in front of the camera without the 60 plus people in the building. Those people could not have been in the building without the coalitional work of the Black Panthers and the food and supplies donated Individual/Overcoming Narratives The tendency to individualize successes misses the importance of community Also cannot be separated from the tendency to see disability as an individual problem that individual people overcome. By remembering the community and coalitions that made such actions possible, we are actually resisting this narrative and this tendency. Richard Scotch tell us: "Many organizations representing disabled people received a major portion of their operating expenses from various wings of HEW in the form of training grants, technical assistance contracts and funds for demonstration projects" (86). "Government officials became private consultants to advocacy groups while advocates joined staff or HEW agencies" (86). Government vs Advocates Scotch's article reminds us that the story of the relationship between disabled people and government agencies far more complicated Government funding made possible (and to a lesser degree still does) disabled people's organizations Key people working in Congress and the HEW offices, some of whom were disabled, were instrumental in drafting the regulations Bad vs Good Easy to romanticize the history of activism (as bad government vs good activists or vice versa). Job as students and scholars: To think beyond good/bad to ask: how and why does conflicts between groups happen How and why did the regulations take so long to be written and signed How and why did disabled people feel the most effective strategy was direct action Charity Model and the Regulations Mathews concerns over the inclusion of addiction as a disability covered by Section 504 "He certainly had a more-or-less charity mentality toward disabled people, not in the malevolent sense but in a paternalistic sense. He really just didn't get the idea that these were rights and that you weren't really talking about nice things to do for Easter Seals children. Then when we got to alcoholics and drug addicts, he really flipped out. These were obviously derelicts, and they were so far from Easter Seals children, things had truly run amok" (88). Deserving vs Undeserving The charity model allows for separation between those deserving of (rights, support, etc) and those undeserving This separation built on a power dynamic where Mathews (or anyone employing a charity model) exercises power by deciding who is worthy or deserving Rights, in theory, not something someone can decide to grant or not Charity leads to protectionism Dr. Andrew Adams, commissioner of rehabilitation services writes, "Because of the tone, the very broad scope and reach of the draft regulations, it is our view that without addition of some time-phased and comparable provisions for implementation (allowing more time for compliance), there might well be a backlash reaction against the population the law aims to benefit…" (89). Bad Subjects The activists who occupied the Federal building were, in effect, breaking the law Engaged in Direct Action: which is a strategy that uses action in the sense of protests, demonstrations, occupations, and other embodied action (versus negotiation, letter writing, petition signing, lobbying etc). 60's and 70's moment in US history with active protest culture Contemporary movements borrow from this history but adapt it to contemporary contexts 504 and Direct Action Charity Mentality, among other things, delayed the writing of the 504 regulations Direct Action protests by disabled people explicitly reject and upend the charity model approach to disability With all we talked about: what would you say if someone asked you why the Story of Section 504 is significant
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Lords: 30 June 1998
Gibraltar Waters: Unlawful Fishing
Volume 591: debated on Tuesday 30 June 1998
2.45 p.m.
Lord Hardy of Wath
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What action is being taken to prevent unlawful fishing in Gibraltar waters.
My Lords, Her Majesty's Government recognise the seriousness of the problem. The Governor has made clear that the Royal Gibraltar Police has his full support, and that of Her Majesty's Government, in any measures needed to enforce the law in Gibraltar waters.
Our Ambassador in Madrid protested to the Spanish authorities following an incident which occurred on 13th March. Since then, the number of Spanish fishing vessels entering Gibraltar waters has decreased. They are now moving on when the Royal Gibraltar Police instruct them to do so.
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for that Answer. It is a relief to know that a serious view is being taken, especially as there have been over 200 incidents of Spanish illegal fishing over the past 12 months. Will my noble friend ensure that this serious view is maintained as the response by Spanish fishermen to Gibraltar police boats is often extremely threatening? I should like also to ask my noble friend to maintain an interest in the matter as there are two species of dolphin which thrive in Gibraltar waters that are not likely to live very securely if such incidents continue.
My Lords, I acknowledge the environmental points that my noble friend raises. Of course, Gibraltar has no commercial fishing. On environmental grounds, it enacted in 1991 a local law banning fishing by net or rake. The Government of Gibraltar continue to seek a solution through dialogue at local level between the Gibraltar environmental organisations and the representatives of Spanish fishermen.
However, perhaps I may seek to put my noble friend's mind at rest a little further. I asked this morning for monthly breakdown figures as regards how many incursions there have been since the 13th March incident to which I referred earlier. I can tell the House that there were 73 in March, 26 in April, 12 in May, but only three in June. Therefore, I believe that the action so far taken has been effective.
Lord Merrivale
My Lords, can the Minister affirm that all necessary naval support is available to support the Gibraltar police in enforcing the law in British waters?
My Lords, support is, of course, given. Our ambassador in Madrid has made the situation very clear. I believe that the very pressing need identified by my noble friend in his original Question has to a very large extent been met by the fall in the number of incursions, as I was able to tell him in my answer to his supplementary question. Therefore, we have so far been successful in tackling the problem in the way that the Government of Gibraltar and Her Majesty's Government have been able to do.
My Lords, can the Minister assure the House that there is sufficiently close co-operation between the Gibraltarian and Spanish authorities in combatting the very extensive trade in smuggling drugs and people across the Strait of Gibraltar?
My Lords, the drugs trade and the illicit trade in people are always a problem. We try to obtain co-operation through a number of different fora to combat these problems. We shall continue to press for co-operation in this area.
Lord Henley
My Lords, will the Government consider that a better way to get the message over to the Spanish authorities might be if the Government here were to reconsider their hostility to giving votes in European elections to the people of Gibraltar, as we demanded during the passage of the European Parliamentary Elections Bill last week?
My Lords, I remember that debate rather well because I sat through it. I remember that the noble Lord said this was an overwhelming case; so overwhelming in fact that when his party was in government it did nothing about it. Last week my noble friend Lord Williams explained that to do what the noble Lord suggests would put us in breach of EC law. The only legally secure way to extend the European Parliament franchise to Gibraltar is to amend the 1976 EC Act on direct elections. This would require the unanimous agreement of all member states. We do not believe that would be forthcoming.
Lord Berkeley
My Lords, is this not the latest in a long series of incidents caused by the previous government allowing our waters and those of Gibraltar to be opened up to all the Community's fishermen at the time of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union?
My Lords, it is remarkable how the enthusiasm of the party opposite to put things right is much more evident now than it was when it had the opportunity to do so. Spain does not recognise British territorial waters around Gibraltar because they were not explicitly mentioned in the Treaty of Utrecht. Whatever I wish to lay at the door of the party opposite, I do not think I can manage to go that far back!
The Earl of Carlisle
My Lords, we are all grateful for the fact that Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador has protested to the authorities in Madrid—I hope in the strongest terms—about the illegal fishing. Will the noble Baroness ensure that the British ambassador in Madrid goes back to the authorities and protests in the strongest possible terms about the harassment that occurs regularly to Spaniards, Gibraltarians, and indeed many tourists, entering and leaving the Rock of Gibraltar?
My Lords, Spain has the right to carry out customs checks because Gibraltar is outside the Community customs territory. It also has the right to carry out a light passport check, but we continue to urge Spain to ensure that such checks are proportionate to the need. We are pleased that the situation has recently improved, but we take any delays seriously. I can assure the noble Earl that we raise them frequently with the Spanish authorities.


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