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Audism Unveiled

  • 5 parameters of ASL (parameters: smallest units of language)
    • handshape
    • location
    • palm orientation
    • non-manual signals
    • movement
    • proximalization
  • Audism: an attitude based on pathological thinking that results in a negative stigma towards anyone who can’t hear
    • not making the effort to communicate
    • assuming deaf people can't do things
    • approaching deafness as a tragedy
    • patronizing behavior
    • employment discrimination
  • Audism: belief that the ability to hear makes one superior to those with hearing loss
    • causes:
    • language deprivation
    • isolation
    • widespread poverty
  • Audism is affected by intersectionality
    • audism + sexism + racism
    • turning to religion
    • eugenics and sterilization
    • education issues