lec 1 Flashcards
purpose of ontario human rights code?
- to protect against discrimination based on different identities including disability
purpose of accessibility for ontarians with disabilities act?
- committment to have fully accessible (no barriers) society by jan 1 2025
purpose of bill c81?
- passed by house of commons in senate in 2019
- also about removing barriers, demonstrates that we’re still working on it
define ableism and audism
- ableism: belief that able-bodied people are superior
- audism: discrimination against people who are d/Deaf or HoH
which of the following statements are examples of audism:
a) “you can drive?!”
b) “you speak so well for a deaf person”
c) “oh nvm, i’ll tell you later it’s not important”
d) “you’re deaf?? i’m so sorry”
ALL OF THEM!
T or F: human identity is linked to speech
false
why is Deaf sometimes capitalized?
- big D Deaf refers to a distinct cultural group that has a shared sign language for communication
what’s the diff bw the medical and holistic model of disability?
- medical: impairment is the problem and it needs to be fixed. the person is a passive receiver of a service.
- holistic: structures in society are the problem and communication is seen in a societal context. we need to work in partnership with allies.
what’s the diff bw the medical and holistic model of disability in terms of therapy approach (specific to hearing loss)?
- medical: need to fix the HL, help the person, and compare progress to typically hearing people. goal is normalcy.
- holistic: need to work as partners and empower the client. we can still use medical intervention but the goal is healthy people with diff levels of hearing.
what is the cultural-linguistic model of disability (specific to hearing loss)?
- Deaf constructed; deafness is a category of differentiation.
- positive view; society has benefitted from people who are Deaf and use sign language.
- rejects medical model’s aim to “fix” and assimilate.
- rejects social model’s view that they are disabled.
what are the 2 biggest risk factors for hearing loss?
- aging
- noise
T or F: hearing loss due to noise exposure is reversible.
false – it is permanent (and preventable!)
T or F: being female is a risk factor for hearing loss
false – more common in males
what does it mean when a drug is “ototoxic”? what is the most common ototoxic drug?
- ototoxic means toxic to the ear.
- most common: ASA (aspirin).
describe the pathways of sound for:
a) air conduction
b) bone conduction
a) air: sound to outer, middle, inner ear, nerve, brain.
b) bone: sound vibrates skull to inner ear, nerve, brain.
