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Audism
Impact on Deaf Culture
Pride
Audism keeps people from expressing their Deaf Pride
Identity
Weakens Deaf in their development of their Identity
1. Accepting 'disabled' terms
2. Lacking in resistance to labels
3. Avoiding confrontation regarding 'Audism'
1.Fear of leaving Hearing friends offended
2.Only living/participating in the Deaf World limits them
3.The fact that Deaf Studies are being questioned as 'valuable'?
Perspective
Audism intimidates Deaf People and limits their perspective.
1. Afraid of challenging Hearing POV
2.Denying Audism has an effect on the Individual
3. Lack of support in Deaf Education
"I'll Tell You Later"
Liberation
"Disempowers Deaf from becoming liberated"
1. Lacking support of Deaf Studies
2. Lack of support of ASL as a language
3. Accepting 'needing to be fixed'
Education
Refusing to Compromise
Audism holds back Deaf from receiving quality education.
1. Education based around Hearing teachers
2. Acceptance of English-based signing
3. Having to master English to build a foundation on education
Audism Defined
Language
Audism denies the Deaf full acceptance of ASL
Definition
1. Believing English is more important
2. Supporting English PLUS signing
3. Accepting 'good enough' vs. 'fluent'
"A negative or oppressive attitude towards deaf people by either of or hearing people and organizations superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in a manner of one who hears" -Tom Humphries