tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post8602679655823626080..comments2023-11-05T04:58:54.173-05:00Comments on An American Mom in Tuscany: Jordan's Cochlear Implant Story: Audism: I Need a Definition and Some History...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11437710259566671762noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-60078338780420100852009-01-16T16:14:00.000-05:002009-01-16T16:14:00.000-05:00The international organisation for the deaf -- Wor...The international organisation for the deaf -- World Federal for the<BR/>Deaf based in Sweden. It is a member of the United Nations. Scholars and extremely well learned deaf people from the four cornerd of the world. Many members of the WFD are from Italy. A year ago (2007, there was a WFD conference held in Barcelona. The president of the WFD is very nice and well-received. You may visit the website of the WFD. Oh, one more thing: hearing parents, who are Deaf advocsates, are "bienvenues" to membership in WFD.Beaux Arts de Boutjeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05453552767797746706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-25078975113034701972009-01-16T15:29:00.000-05:002009-01-16T15:29:00.000-05:00Jodi, there is a term called reverse audism... the...Jodi, there is a term called reverse audism... the one the former Gallaudet president appointee used when she claimed she wasn't accepted because she was 'Not Deaf Enough'. <BR/><BR/>One needs to tread very carefully with using either term as these terms can be misused.mishkazenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714824721166601510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-39282622771107117652009-01-16T03:48:00.000-05:002009-01-16T03:48:00.000-05:00Thank you all so much for the information...greatl...Thank you all so much for the information...greatly appreciated and very interesting! JodiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437710259566671762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-11427985117483976552009-01-16T02:26:00.000-05:002009-01-16T02:26:00.000-05:00Don is correct. Humphries wrote "audism" in his di...Don is correct. Humphries wrote "audism" in his dissertation. That Latin phrase was also used by St. Augustus, Bishop of Hipppo, St Ignayius of Aquais to tell people that deaf people's souls cannot ne saved because they cannot hear the Word of God. <BR/><BR/>Harlan Lane came, saw, and conquered the unpublished phrase, "audism" and PUBLISHED it in the form of a book!<BR/><BR/>In 2002, I found a number of oralists very audistic, so I coined "audists' deaf protégés". Both Dr. Humphries and Dr. Lane adopted my coined phrase. Deaf protégés often write in blogposts, supporting audism -- so cleverly hidden that some readers miss discernimg the hidden audism between the lines in their entries. Very often one would be defensive when caught and would say, "I am still learning about Deaf Culture even though they have already learned as students at Gallaudet ASL 20, 25 years ago. Some deaf protégés call themselves "moderately Deaf.<BR/><BR/>January 15, 2009 11:56 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-91719744428620691922009-01-15T23:47:00.000-05:002009-01-15T23:47:00.000-05:00Hello again, Audism, like other forms of oppre...Hello again,<BR/> Audism, like other forms of oppression, is based on the view that the lives of people different from me are not as valuable as the lives of people like me. This is why the American Indian tribal names always translate as "the people" (because those others are *not people*). This is also why some Hearing parents get frantic when they find their child is deaf - they cannot imagine that a deaf child can have a *real* life as valuable as their own. Hence the frenzy to "fix" their deaf child.<BR/> As Don G. said, audism views Deaf as less than full people,<BR/><BR/>DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-69280100693802171212009-01-15T21:53:00.000-05:002009-01-15T21:53:00.000-05:00Yep it was Tom Humphries in his unpublished phd di...Yep it was Tom Humphries in his unpublished phd dissertation who first coined the termAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-17955802639142497342009-01-15T20:31:00.000-05:002009-01-15T20:31:00.000-05:00GREAT TOPIC!!! Don G explained it perfect. For mor...GREAT TOPIC!!! Don G explained it perfect. For more information if you want me to scan the information I have from deaf culture 3 years ago ( which i taught) I would be more than happy to. Audism is a big topic& very interesting.<BR/><BR/>smile*Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093837696745943661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-34107550501670452942009-01-15T19:01:00.000-05:002009-01-15T19:01:00.000-05:00Audism was first coined by Tom Humphries in 1975, ...Audism was first coined by Tom Humphries in 1975, I believe. <BR/><BR/>It occurs at the Individual, Institutional, and Metaphysical level. <BR/><BR/>Individual: Hearing people think Deaf people are not capable beings because they can't hear. <BR/><BR/>Institutional: Organizations (businesses, governments) create barriers to Deaf people because they can't hear or speak (won't hire for jobs, deny Deaf people the right to drive, etc.)<BR/><BR/>Metaphysical: The "Why" of it all -- Why Hearing people see being Deaf as a disability and "lesser" when they do not hear or speak. <BR/><BR/>(See article at this link:http://jdsde.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/9/2/239)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854575870070704513.post-57435928461492627962009-01-15T18:23:00.000-05:002009-01-15T18:23:00.000-05:00Jodi, ahem...you did exhibit some audism early on,...Jodi, ahem...you did exhibit some audism early on, but it was mostly due to ignorance. However, you kept an open mind and learned a lot. You've come a long way since then<BR/><BR/>Audism is best defined as a sense of superiority and prejudice a hearing person or an oral deaf person portrays toward a Deaf person incapable of hearing, lipreading, and/or speaking. The Deaf is viewed subjugated, devalued, and invalidated compared to a hearing or an oral deaf person.mishkazenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714824721166601510noreply@blogger.com