Audism Unveiled
What is one punishment for signing in school?
Holding out a broomstick.
HGP stands for what?
Human Genome Project- preventing the birth of deaf babies.
Which is the least restrictive environment? Mainstreaming or Deaf Institutes?
I think the least restrictive environment is Deaf Institutes.
What does the act "I.D.E.A" stand for, and what was its purpose?
I. Individuals with D. Disabilities E. Education A. Act Was to try to mainstream Deaf to least restrictive environment
What is "Audism"?
A system of advantage based on hearing ability
What are some forms of autism amongst families?
At a dinner table, they would laugh and when asked what they were laughing about they would say "I'll tell you later" They felt like a ghost.
What was one way that teachers punished Deaf students for signing?
By hitting their hands with rules.
What were three reasons that the first woman did not get hired for a job in Texas?
She is black, a woman, and deaf.
_________________________ was also used to keep speech in classrooms.
Simultaneous speaking
Society has long regarded Deaf people as _________________.
inferior
Deaf peoples' resistance of oppression is revealed through their:
literature, film, drama, and arts
Historically, the educational system viewed sign as a language for animals. It was thought by teaching speech, deaf students would be molded into ________________.
normalization
Different names for oppression are:
racism, sexism, and heteroism
How many sterilization laws did not include Deaf citizens?
30 sterilization laws but there are some cases where they were sterilized w/o consent.
How many deaf genes were identified?
300 to 400 deaf genes were identified.
______% of Deaf children live in homes where members do NOT use sign language regularly.
69
Three ways this movement prevented Deaf from entering the gene pool of the "pure" race were:
1. Stop them from coming to the country. 2. Force sterilization. 3. Euthanasia
3 ways to prevent deafness genetically are:
1. Preconception stage or vitro fertilization, screening the mothers stomach for possible deaf babies. 2. Rebirth stage- giving the morthers amniocentesis, testing for for disorders and deciding either to keep or abort the baby. 3. to be given hearing right after birth, it has not been tested on humans yet
Not until__________ that a scholar names ______________________ felt it was time to find a name for oppression against the Deaf.
1975, Tom Humphries
"DPN" not only influenced Gallaudet University but also:
Deaf Education, Closed- Captioning and Legal Protection
In the 19th and 20th centuries, a scientific movement in genetics began that was called:____________. What is it?
Eugenics; Others didn't want them to spread the gene of deafness. They wanted to be pure.
How does religion supposedly cure deafness?
It cleanses the soul of impurities, which would cleanse the body.
Historically sign was looked down upon until educators started to realize that Deaf students were visual learners and sign language had value.
It wasn't the same as English, so they manipulated it into a system called manually coded English or MCE.
What 2 things has Deaf education consisted of?
Medicine, education
After religion fails to cure deafness what do parents turn to?
Parents turn to science and medicine.
What point do the Deaf emphasize at the end of the movie?
They are human.
Why do some hearing families view having a deaf child as devastating?
They can't communicate with their children. This may cause frustration to the parents.
What were some scientific methods for curing deafness?
They tried doing a procedure through the nose and punctured its way to the Eustachian tube and pump in chemicals. The doctors would use a x-ray machine to radiate the sides of the face. The CI once made a guys face half paralyzed.
Why do some view Deaf as "subhuman"?
They used their hands to communicate instead of their tongues.
What are examples of discrimination throughout the world shown in the movie?
They would cut out a deaf persons tongue. They would refuse to help a deaf woman give birth.
When does oppression occur?
When I group thinks they can control others.
When in group conversations or watching movies without captions what response do Deaf hate the most from hearing people?
When the people say that it wasn't important or they will tell you later.
Deaf can't take___________ to court. However, ______________ is a legal term for an action that warrants a lawsuit.
audism, discrimination