The correspondent interested in representation of disabilities might be interested in the following announcement, flotsam of electronic serendipity . . . - - The original note follows - - Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Mailer R2.08) with BSMTP id 5227; Fri, 25 Oct 91 09:21:53 EDT Received: by UGA (Mailer R2.07) id 6395; Fri, 25 Oct 91 09:21:32 EDT Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1991 09:16:43 EST Reply-To: Qualitative Research for the Human Sciences <[log in to unmask]> Sender: Qualitative Research for the Human Sciences <[log in to unmask]> From: "Woodill, Gary" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: DISABILITIES NEWSLETTER To: Tom Benson <[log in to unmask]> The fourth issue of the HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF DISABILITIES NEWSLETTER is now available from LISTSERV at RYERSON.CA (Bitnet). Send a GET Command in a mail message (or TELL command) to [log in to unmask] as follows: GET DISHIST NEWS4 For previous issues, ask for DISHIST NEWS1, DISHIST NEWS2, and DISHIST NEWS3. Other files, including bibliographies on the histories of various disability groups will soon be available on the same LISTSERV. To see a list of current files in this subject area, send the following message: GET HANDICAP FILELIST Finally, I am in the process of setting up a moderated list on DISABILITY RESEARCH. If you send me a short biography, I will send you the initial notice of procedures when the list is ready to go. Biographies of disability researchers will be placed in files on the listserv as a source of contacts in the field of disability research. (Those whose main interest is to discuss disabilities on a more personal level, or to make social contacts with disabled people on the networks should subscribe to L-HCAP at NDSUVM1). Biographies should be in the following format: NAME: E-MAIL ADDRESS: INSTITUTION: POSTAL MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: FAX NUMBER: RESEARCH AREAS AND INTERESTS: BRIEF LIST OF PUBLICATIONS ON DISABILITY: Thank you. Gary Woodill, Ed.D. ([log in to unmask]) Professor School of Early Childhood Education Ryerson Polytechnical Institute 350 Victoria Street Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3 Telephone: (416) 979-5000 Ext. 4533 Fax: (416) 588-7489