Audism Unveiled Movie Worksheet/Discussion Answer Key 1. The movie begins with “Attention: The following movie is subtitled for the signing-impaired.” This is an example of Deaf humor but also what underlying message do you think they are making known by doing so?
Answer: Hearing Impaired is disliked by most Deaf because it defines deaf solely in terms of broken or defective ears that need fixing, or to be aided or corrected. Hearing force expensive devices to make Deaf more “normal.” Labeling them “impaired” makes them seem less capable, less human. Emphasis should be on the person not on the impairment; on what Deaf are, not what they lack.

2. What were the 3 reasons that the first woman did not get hired for a job in Texas? a. She was Black. b. She was a Woman. c. She was Deaf.

3. When in group conversations or watching movies without captions what response do Deaf hate the most from hearing people? a. It is not important b. Tell you later

4. What is one punishment for signing in school?
Kneel on a broomstick with arms spread out

5. What are examples of discrimination throughout the world shown in the movie? a. Parents cut out Deaf kid’s tongue b. People refused to help deaf woman give birth for fear of touching her would make them cursed.

6. When does oppression occur?
When people believed as a superior, control and dominate minority groups

7. Different names for oppression are: a. Racism b. Sexism c. Heterosexism 8. Not until the year 1975 that a scholar named Tom Humphries felt it was time to find a name for oppression against Deaf.

9. What is “Audism?”

“Notion that one is superior based on one’s notion to hear and speak or behave in the manner of one who hears and speaks.” “Or “A system of advantage based on hearing ability.” There are several