AUDISM - General Definition

"Audism   is  a  schema  of   audiocentric assumptions  and  attitudes  that  are  used  to  rationalize  differential  stratification, supremacy, and  hegemonic  privilege." 
(Eckert & Rowley 2013:105)

Eckert, Richard Clark. and Amy June Rowley. (2013). “Audism: A Theory and Practice of Audiocentric Privilege.” Humanity and Society 37(2):101-130.

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  1. The definition is about a scheme used to maintain structures that are discriminatory and which work against Deaf empowerment.

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