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marginalization
intentional behaviors or inclinations of societies where people who they perceive to be undesirable, or without useful function, are excluded
disenfranchisement
depriving someone of a legitimate right, privilege, or immunity based on their status as a minority
who coined the term audism?
Tom Humphries
audism
the oppressive attitude demonstrated by individuals, businesses, and organizations towards people who are dDeaf or hard of hearing; the notion that one is superior based on one’s ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears
privilege
a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group; typically a characteristic of those who hold political, economic, or social power
sense of entitlement
a personality trait based on the belief that someone deserves resources that other people don’t deserve
social inequality
the uneven distribution of power and opportunities based on position or status in a group or society
uninitiated
individuals who have limited or no prior experience, knowledge, or understanding of dDeaf culture, community, or norms
ally
someone who supports dDeaf individuals on their journey of liberation
normalization
an attempt by medical/educational professionals to ‘cure’ deafness; starts with elimination of signed language for lipreading or speaking, then maximizing use of residual hearing or increasing hearing with technology
oral programs
academic programs that focus on listening with residual hearing, speaking, and lipreading
oralism
a radical form of colonization which had policies actively intending to eradicate or marginalize sign languages and deaf cultures
dinner table syndrome
a colloquial term for the feeling of familial exclusion that a deaf child feels when eating dinner with non-deaf family members
ethnocultural identity
benefactors
people who repeatedly oppress minority group members in an effort to shape them into something or someone they are not
