Outsiders at LPA conferences

[Guest guest]

I think Amy (aka 's Mom) responded eloquently to the question about

concerned outsiders attending conferences. I wasn't going to respond though

until she was attacked.

Joan Ablon and other professionals have attended conferences because they

are professionals with credentials and specific academic, research or other

projects that a dwarf-related, that should benefit the wider dwarf community in

some way. AH friends and family members can attend conferences.

Almost any large disability activist or academic conference that I've

attended (when I was young and childless), has also had in attendance other

adults

with dwarfism that are interested in and/or working in the disability arena.

I enjoyed the inter-disability camaraderie at these things, it was great. I

mention that because it might be another avenue of involvement for someone

who is a member of the disability community.

I totally do appreciate the positive vibes from Que, but although I'd like

to think of myself as kind of progressive, this is one area where I am going

to be a stick-in-the-mud.