![]() It has occurred repeatedly in our life time and it will continue.as even today in the year 2010, it is still happening. There are also some issues related to AUDISM and police officers demonstrating this attitude. Its been reported that innocent Deaf people have been killed, injured or arrested by the police. As a result, Deaf people are at risk for being shot-leading to injuries or death Deaf people have told stories of being pulled over and needing to deal with miscommunication with the police police have responded with violent actions when Deaf people have simply been trying to use sign language to communicate in addition to many other situations where Deaf people's safety is at risk. Sometimes, the police are involved with misunderstandings, some have demonstrated jumping to conclusions, some have made serious errors in decision making, and approached Deaf people in dangerous ways. We know that there have been many incidences and issues of concern with police officers. For many years, we, Deaf people have been seen, experienced, and been aware of events such as this one. There are a number of good reasons for us to take action to sign this petition. We encourage Deaf community members and all others to sign the petition to support calling for an investigation of that incident. That was a deadly decision that was truly sad. Williams was only about 10 feet away and yet he was shot 4 times. This deadly incident never should have happened to John T Williams.The cop could have used other means to confront him such as using a taser, sign language or gestures-but instead they responded making a flawed assumption, shooting a Deaf man 4 times. We have also signed the petition protesting this incident and endorsing their call for a rally asking the Seattle Mayor and city officials to investigate this truly horrific tragedy. We, AFA truly grieve for his brothers, family members, friends, Deaf Native Community members, and our Deaf community. John died instantly from the shooting on the street. Then, the cop shot him 4 times in the chest. This is what happened: A cop saw him carrying a knife and yelled at John to drop the knife three times. ![]() A Deaf Native American, John T Williams (see photo)recently passed away. It produces a system of privilege, thus resulting in stigma, bias, discrimination, and prejudice-in overt or covert ways-against Deaf culture, American Sign Language, and Deaf people of all walks of life.ĪFA is concerned and would like to share sad news from Seattle, Washington. ![]() *Audism = attitudes and practices based on the assumption that behaving in the ways of those who speak and hear is desired and best. Patti Durr on behalf of Audism Free America Again, we thank you and commend you for this undertaking. Please do not hesitate to contact us about this matter or if you desire any input on future project ideas. We ask that you consider doing a re-shoot and casting a Deaf actor in the role of the Deaf character as well as revising the last line in response to "I'm Deaf" to either the written reply of: We are confident that none of your casting or writing choices intended to convey the adverse messages noted above. A source of fascination and a damsel in distress. Deaf women are often used in films as a sexual, desirable object. We are eager to see media the de-stigmatizes what it means to be Deaf and devoid of sexism and lookism. the last line of the film "You are still beautiful" communicates a message of "despite your being Deaf." Since many Deaf people see themselves as a cultural and linguistic minority and since there are many skilled Deaf actors, we find it objectionable when Hearing people are used to portray Deaf characters just as Asian-Americans, African-Americans, Native Americans, Latino Americans etc find it objectionable when Caucasian people are cast to represent them.Ģ. ![]() the casting of a Hearing person to portray a Deaf person. We want to share our disappointment with two things:ġ. We would like to commend you for making a short film to support the American Society of Deaf Children (ASDC). Audism Free America (AFA) is a grassroots group dedicated to reducing audism*.
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