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By Jamie Berke, About.com Guide to Deafness since 1997

Audism - A Deaf Culture Term

Wednesday February 11, 2004
Have you ever heard this word? Audism? If you know what racism is, then it should be easy to figure out what audism means.

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October 28, 2006 at 9:52 am
(1) Mike Dial says:

OK, here’s what I don’t understand: If I work in an organization of 100 people, isn’t it easier for one deaf person to learn to speak and read lips than it is for 99 people to learn ASL?

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