Women members of this list,

        I received the following from another list and thought that some of
you might wish to help this woman.

Bobby

> Dear Friends
>
> I am a woman with a hidden disability from Belfast, Northern Ireland
> who is studying for a Masters degree in Women's Studies.  I am about
> to embark on my research and am very keen to access the voices of
> disabled women.  Having Internet access on my home PC is wonderful as
> I can contact so many more people!
>
> My initial interest area was women's bodies, which led me on to women
> with disabilities and how feminist theory concerning the body has
> mainly ignored the needs, interests and concerns of disabled women.  I
> am in the initial stages of thinking about my thesis and would like to
> ask any disabled women out there - which topics or issues concern you
> most as a disabled woman?  What issues burn within you as a disabled
> woman in contemporary society?  How have you been excluded as a woman
> with a disability?  Do you feel there are gaps in research in
> disability studies regarding women's experience and understanding of
> disability?  Do you feel that disabled women face different issues
> from disabled men?  Would you be prepared to complete my research
> questionnaire which I will be posting to a website in the near future?
>
> I would love to hear from anybody interested in assisting me in my
> research. My e-mail address is:  [log in to unmask]
>
> Looking forward to hearing from you!
>
> Karen Nicholson
> Belfast