Volume 27, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2011 IN THIS ISSUE: ! e Interpreting Profession and Audism ............................................................................................. 1 AVLIC 2012 Update ........................................................................................................................... 5 An Eye on Audism: In Search for Interpreters as Advocates. ................................................................6 Audism and Me .................................................................................................................................. 8 Overcharging as an Act of Audism .................................................................................................... 10 Remembering Caroline Ashby ........................................................................................................... 12 Canadian Evaluation System ............................................................................................................. 14 From Your Board . ....................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter Reports ............................................................................................................................... 18 ! e Interpreting Profession and Audism Anita Harding, M.Ed. Co-Founder of ! e Bridging Network, Toronto Ontario ! is paper examines the gap between those who are At the systemic level, collective decision transforms social linguistically privileged and those who are not. ! e strati" cation into social inequality. Social strati" cation American Sign Language linguistic minority lacks the creates a hierarchical structure based on class, status and guarantee of human rights protection, resulting in power, which then results in unequal access to upward the disintegration of American Sign Language. In this mobility (Ravelli, Webber & Patterson, 2011). In the paper, we attempt to understand why society remains Deaf world, withholding accessible and representative unresponsive to minority concerns, and how attitudes educational and social welfare systems disallows against audism shape the way we see the world. participation as equal citizens in the Canadian and Restructuring these perceptions is very necessary in larger global Deaf community. ! e result is lack of basic order to educate people and change societal views; we human rights, further increasing the vulnerability of our must identify and examine approaches to eliminating language, culture, and being; the guarantee and provision discrimination arising out of audistic perceptions. of language rights to all greatly impact the Deaf world. We, as the Deaf people in Canada, hold hope that Brenda Brueggemann (1999) accurately re# ects the Canada is an equitable country at the forefront of audistic world view: “Language is human; speech is providing human rights to its citizens, while in reality language; therefore [D]eaf people are inhuman and we do not have these rights. Illogically, the system of deafness is a problem” (p. 11). ! e Deaf world social laws, policies, principles and practices that protect our system, that is, the culturally Deaf, hard of hearing, and citizens are inaccessible to the Deaf community. Audism, deafened communities, constantly endures inappropriate therefore, is a social construct embedded in our culture, beliefs and attitudinal behaviours from the majority government, beliefs and values as a country. ! e Interpreting Profession and Audism....continued on page 4 Volume 27, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2011 ! e AVLIC News... 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Laura Henry Original design by Stargazer Design On-line www.avlic.ca Volume 27, No. 1, Winter/Spring 2011 2 Editorial Note ! e AVLIC News Editorial team was thrilled to be inundated with submissions for this 2011 Winter/Spring issue of the AVLIC News. If the key to eliminating audism is the willingness to discuss its existence then this issue de" nitely opens that door. Submissions from members of the Deaf community, long standing members of AVLIC, as well as re# ections from 2nd year AEIP students bring you some considerate and provocative readings. ! e challenges of audism are with us everyday regardless of our experience. However the answers to these challenges lie in working with, and along side, our Deaf colleagues. Insights from submitters respectfully bring to life living examples of audism through personal experience, study, and professional observations. Student re# ections encourage us to be wary and to continually inspire learning. Will this issue of the AVLIC News resolve the elusiveness of audism? Maybe not. Will it tell us how we can stop it? Perhaps not. What this issue will do is provide perspectives about what audism is and what it looks like so we can evaluate how it relates to our role as interpreters between the Deaf and hearing communities. ! e discussion around audism opens here and it is hoped it will continue in your communities. In support of this objective, the 2011 Spring/Summer issue of the AVLIC News will continue the theme, bringing you a taste of the Supporting Deaf People 2011 Conference with the keynote address from Dr. Harlan Lane who spoke eloquently about “Ethnicity, Ethics and the Deaf-World”. How does one’s position on ethnicity relate to audism? Stay tuned! Happy reading! ! e Editorial Team ! eme for the next issue of the AVLIC News ! is section of the AVLIC News is intended to provide inspiration for article submissions. Each issue features a theme; however submissions not related to the theme are always welcome. We particularly welcome article submissions from members of the Deaf community and AVLIC membership is not a requirement for anyone considering a submission. If you have suggestions for future themes, we also look forward to hearing from you. Remember, if it is of interest to you, it is of interest to the AVLIC News! “Pro - D in Cyberspace” Deadline for submissions