24th January 2009, 10:27 AM
An admirable initiative and one that should underpin inclusive archaeology and access to all. A couple of spin-offs should be....
1. a timely re-appraisal of the current state of health and safety guidelines/legislation and best practise within the profession with a focus upon access for the disabled. Our current state of HS in the profession is poor as it stands, a complete re-assessment will be required on the whole and in particular, changes will be needed to accommodate the needs of our disabled colleagues.
2. On an academic note, isn`t it time that an archaeology of disability comes to the fore? An attempt to identify and understand the lives/roles and perceptions of disabled people through time? :face-thinks:
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
1. a timely re-appraisal of the current state of health and safety guidelines/legislation and best practise within the profession with a focus upon access for the disabled. Our current state of HS in the profession is poor as it stands, a complete re-assessment will be required on the whole and in particular, changes will be needed to accommodate the needs of our disabled colleagues.
2. On an academic note, isn`t it time that an archaeology of disability comes to the fore? An attempt to identify and understand the lives/roles and perceptions of disabled people through time? :face-thinks:
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)