Audism & Misconceptions
A system of practice, behavior, belief, or attitude that one is superior based on one’s ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.
What is audism?
Having unlimited access to communication is seen as.
What is a form of hearing privilege?
Hearing loss in one or both ears that a person does not hear; there are various degrees of hearing loss which can be mild, moderate, severe, or profound and it is measurable based on decibel levels on an audiogram.
What is Deafness?
A reframing of ‘deaf’ as a form of sensory and cognitive diversity that has the potential to contribute to the greater good of humanity.
What is Deaf Gain?
The language of choice of Culturally Deaf people in the United States, much of Canada, and several other areas in the world.
What is American Sign Language?
The percentage of sentences that can be understood through lipreading.
What is 30%?
Hearing people can hear and usually can speak. This creates systematic and structural barriers for people who cannot hear or speak as hearing people do, i.e., the Deaf community.
What is hearing privilege?
A hearing child of Deaf parents, they are generally considered to make the best interpreters because of their familiarity with ASL and Deaf Culture.
What is CODA/Child of Deaf Adult?
The sense of pride exhibited by Deaf people in their cultural identity.
What is Deaf pride?
A community of Deaf people throughout the world who use sign language and share in Deaf culture.
What is the Deaf Community?
The philosophy of encouraging (forcing) Deaf to speak and read lips rather than use sign language.
What is oralism?
If you are hosting an event that you think deaf people would want to attend, you would consider reaching out to them and asking for leads on providing accommodations, like live ASL interpreters, captioning, etc.
What is allyship with Deaf people?
The percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents
What is more than 90%?
The process by which deaf individuals come to actualize their Deaf identity.
What is Deafhood?
The norms, beliefs, values, and mores shared by members of the Deaf Community.
What is Deaf Culture?
A term for the isolation that grows out of being surrounded by non-signing hearing people.
What is dinner table syndrome?
This has been created to fill this gap by telling the story of deaf people and all that they have done, endured, and encountered in social, cultural, educational, and political life.
What is the purpose of Deaf Studies?
PSE, SEE, ASL, sim-com, tactile sign, gestures, Rochester method, oral, and cued speech
What are communication modes?
People who feel that Deafness is about language and culture subscribe to the "cultural" view of Deafness.
Who is a Cultural Model?
Physical and virtual locations where Deaf people congregate to express themselves in visual-tactile and spatial way, using American Sign Language (ASL) and/or other shared signed languages.
What are Deaf Spaces?
Talking louder to a Deaf person so they could possibly hear you.
What is a misconception in communication with Deaf people?
An analytical framework for understanding how individuals' various social and political identities result in unique combinations of discrimination and privilege.
What is Intersectionality?
Refers to being physically deaf, (not culturally Deaf). Physical "deafness" refers to a level of hearing below which a person is unlikely to understand speech for everyday communication.
What is little d/deaf?
Refers to being culturally Deaf. A Deaf person is someone who embraces the cultural norms and values of the Deaf Community.
What is big d/Deaf?
How Deaf couples prefer to sit across from each other in restaurants, rather than side by side. In larger gatherings, Deaf people prefer to sit in a circle where everybody can see each other.
What are seat arrangements?