Defined as "The notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears." -- Tom Humphries, 1977.
The English term "audism" is coined by Tom Humphries, 1977. It's becoming more common.
Semantic variation. This ASL sign was seen in a short video "Crack the Audism" produced as a student in 2003.
Related signs: PHONOCENTRISM, LINGUICISM, SIGNOCLASM, HEARWASHING, CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, hearing PRIVILEGE
How to sign a title of the video documentary Audism Unveiled.
Review 101 words. Refresher.
