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Chapter 8 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 8
Struggles Faced
- Audism is a hearing superiority attitude and it represents a system of advantage based on hearing or speaking ability.
- Deaf people experience more unemployment and
often have lower incomes. They also are underrepresented in
professional/manager occupations and over-represented in manufacturing.
- Attitudinal Barriers are created by authority figures who doubt the abilities of Deaf people and have limited expectations for them. This is a serious issue.
- Research shows that Deaf people are more prone to health problems and are less likely to receive health care services, and die earlier.
- It is hard for Deaf people to get mental health help. There are few mental health programs that serve Deaf clients.
- Deaf people experience increased partner violence, sexual harassment, sexual assault, psychological abuse, and physical assault. As well as barriers to getting help.
- Deaf people experience serious barrier issues in the criminal justice/legal system.
- There is very little research about Deaf senior citizens. They often experience barriers to health care access and communication with medical service providers.
Discrimination
- Frequent forms of discrimination in the past include not allowing a Deaf person to drive, preventing deaf people from becoming medical
doctors and more.
- The term “Communication Disorders” is often
associated with Deaf people and sign languages. This makes zero sense though because how is it a disorder if sign language, IS a language.
- Stereotyping leads to discrimination. Discrimination is when there is negative
action against members of a group.
- ADA (Americans with Disability Act) is a civil rights law passed in 1990 that
prohibits discrimination based on disability.
Resilience
- Resilience means the ability to bounce back after difficult situations or setbacks.
- Deaf people have shown resilience when faced with stereotyping, discrimination, oppression, and audism.
- Having strong resilience starts with family. The Deaf child's positive relationship and language access with their caregivers, is the foundation for resilience.
- Culturally Deaf parents expose their Deaf children to sign language, healthy Deaf identity and effective ways to interact with the hearing world.
Navigating Lives
- When Deaf and hearing people interact, sometimes Deaf people have a negative experience.
- Sometimes when a Deaf person signs, a person who has never seen this before may become uncomfortable and this is due to them not understanding what Deaf people can do
- There are many forms of discrimination against Deaf people.