I have a very strict definition for audism. To me, it's based on hearing status, ie. you're not deaf enough if you can hear half of what people are saying, or you're inferior because you can't hear what people are saying; you can't get a job because employees are worried about forklifts running over you and so on.
The whole ASL/oral thing is more of linguicism to me. Why? I see First Nations people being belittled and deprived of their languages in the same fashion as ASL signers go through.
