Her interest is to ensure that individuals can join together under a common umbrella. Siggy Shapiro spoke of families and their role in empowerment. She suggested making homes usable for and accessible to people with disabilities, She expressed frustration about exclusionary experiences, where the physical environment limits the participation of those with disabilities in common life experiences. As a psychiatric survivor, David James felt focusing on stigma by others is secondary. He discussed the label of mental illness and his view that he does not want to be considered disabled.
Disability means hardship, being different from a person with a full range.
He did not view himself as a person with a disability.