Amanda Howerton-Fox

fighting for a world that recognizes the value of diversity; disability rights, language rights, bimodal bilingual deaf education, sign language linguistics

[Amanda Howerton-Fox @HowertonFox]

The IACD is now on Twitter! 😁 Come check us out and follow us for exciting news and updated! @IACDIona

[Amanda Howerton-Fox @HowertonFox]

Yes! Thank you, friends.

[Amanda Howerton-Fox @HowertonFox]

Can’t wait to get started! #deafeducation #languagerights

[Iona University @ionauniversity]

With input from the deaf community, faculty in the Education and Communication Sciences & Disorders departments created an Interdisciplinary Advanced Certificate in Deafness to equip graduate students with needed skills, thanks to a $1.25 million grant.

https://t.co/Bw7XzsKE2M

[Iona University @ionauniversity]

With input from the deaf community, faculty in the Education and Communication Sciences & Disorders departments created an Interdisciplinary Advanced Certificate in Deafness to equip graduate students with needed skills, thanks to a $1.25 million grant.

https://t.co/Bw7XzsKE2M

[Amanda Howerton-Fox @HowertonFox]

@MVeyvoda and I, along with our incredible advisory board, are so excited to start this critically important work.

[Iona University @ionauniversity]

With input from the deaf community, faculty in the Education and Communication Sciences & Disorders departments created an Interdisciplinary Advanced Certificate in Deafness to equip graduate students with needed skills, thanks to a $1.25 million grant.

https://t.co/Bw7XzsKE2M

[Michael E. Skyer, PhD @MichaelSkyer]

Language deprivation is social deprivation is cultural deprivation.

[Amanda Howerton-Fox @HowertonFox]

@nicolegenser can’t wait!

[Simone Biles @Simone_Biles]

the outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before. 🤍

[RanaAwdishMD @RanaAwdish]

It would be cool if for Mother’s Day we collectively worked to achieve things that would actually benefit mothers like childcare, universal healthcare, pay equity, and maternity leave policies that enable bonding and don’t cause harm. But sure, flowers are nice.

[TC Deaf Education @TCDeafEd]

Join us this Friday for a Deaf Arts Education Think Tank moderated by @drjodifalk and @HowertonFox ✨🎞🎭🎶💃💫

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Black people — what’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve been pulled over by the police for?

White people — what’s the wildest thing the police let you get away with or just gave you a warning for?

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

From passage of the #SB202 voter suppression bill targeted at Black and brown voters to the arrest of a Black legislator who was advocating for the voting rights of her constituents, today was a reminder of Georgia’s dark past. We must fight for the future of our democracy #gapol

[Michael E. Skyer, PhD @MichaelSkyer]

Pretty excited about this. My copy arrived today via special delivery. This is my first hardback publication.

https://t.co/UPqJinbGZ3

Ch. 5: "Being and Deafness: Examining ontology and ethics within the dialectic of hearing-loss and deaf-gain and deafness-and-disability

[Amanda Howerton-Fox @HowertonFox]

It’s like audist satire. 🤢

[Michael E. Skyer, PhD @MichaelSkyer]

Thanks, I hate it.

[Iona University @ionauniversity]

Iona’s Amanda Howerton-Fox, Ph.D., has dedicated her life’s work to social justice through education. Read how her research became a cornerstone of President Biden’s plan for “Full Participation and Equality for People with Disabilities." here: https://t.co/z6ong1t8p4

[Michael E. Skyer, PhD @MichaelSkyer]

What's your level of deaf gain?

Mild, moderate, severe, or profound

I have profound deaf gain.

Deaf ways of being and knowing have profoundly altered my life.