Audism: Oppression in the Lives of Deaf Individuals https://vawnet.org/sc/audism-oppression-lives-deaf-individuals

“Examples of audism:

Jumping in to help a deaf person communicate.

Asking a Deaf person to read your lips or write when s/he has indicated this isn’t preferred.

Making phone calls for a deaf person since they "can't."

Refusing to call an interpreter when one is requested.”

“Asking a Deaf person to "tone down" their facial expressions because they are making others uncomfortable.

Refusing to explain to a Deaf person why everyone around him is laughing – "never mind, I’ll tell you later, it doesn't matter."”

“Devoting a significant amount of instructional time for a Deaf child to lipreading and speech therapy, rather than educational subjects.”

This chart compares two contrasting views of deafness: 1) as pathology and 2) as a difference. It provides helpful explanations of what a person might think or how they may behave.

http://www.aslaccess.org/2viewsofdeafness.htm

This fact sheets offer information about Deaf and hard of hearing individuals and the Deaf culture in general, providing the reader with tips for how to best interact with Deaf individuals.

https://vawnet.org/sites/default/files/assets/files/2016-09/DeafAtoZ.pdf