Tawny Holmes

Education Policy Counsel at NAD, also the coordinator of the national Education Advocates program and the chair of Education Strategy Team.

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

@AP Please add captions- wanted to know all about this new statue!!

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

@tylergjames_ That would be Kim Bianco Majeri for sure.

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

@Kokomothegreat Impressive!!

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Deaf Studies Digital Journal 2.0 LAUNCH! https://t.co/SbTIuHYW41 via @FacebookWatch

[Brendan Udkovich Stern @BrendanUStern]

This beautiful piece by @Shoshannah7 in @nytimes is not so much about deaf people, accessibility, and sign language in this age as it is about humanity, connection, and how our choices always matter.

Thanks for opening our hearts and minds. 🤟

https://t.co/Xes6cKiMCH

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

@BrendanUStern @Shoshannah7 @nytimes Agreed. Loved this piece!

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

So true!

[Andy Olson @AndyOlson6]

@smharrington3 Fantastic! @JimmyBeldon signing in one fluid ASL moment what would take 3 sentences and far too many words to speak. #ASL>English

[alim chandani, PhD @alimchandani]

It is the student’s fundamental right to choose their choice of language they wish to use. #signlanguageinschools #indiansignlanguageinschools @PMOIndia @YASMinistry @UNICEFIndia @MSJEGOI @HRDMinistry

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

@jenreesman Awesome- glad the seminar covered that topic. I was just talking about you today to someone who’s interested in the KKI fellowship!

[Dr. Jennifer Reesman @jenreesman]

Contemplating effects of delayed language exposure on language development with Dr. Rachel Mayberry at the Boston Children’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Fall Seminar-really intriguing results but no doubt about it language deprivation stinks

[alim chandani, PhD @alimchandani]

Getting Ready to Join the Social Media Movement tomorrow on #signlanguageinschools #indiansignlanguageinschools
@accessmantra @india_nad @MSJEGOI @narendramodi

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

@Breish_Rowe @frankie_mclean Scotland has an amazing cross-governmental plan for language access in the Deaf community. Check out The BSL Plan on the web.

[Wyatte @wyattehall]

Thrilled to see @PeteButtigieg explicitly call out #languagedeprivation in his disability white paper. Let’s see @ewarren, @BetoORourke, and @BernieSanders follow suit! H/t to @JulieRems #deafed

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Well that concludes our programming for the 4th National Deaf Education Conference! Back to regular programming, but first, want to check who wants to join us for the 5th NDEC next year in Chicago from June 30-July… https://t.co/pKE4ZQQ3wh

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Posted from • marylandgodhh At the ADARA AMPHL Conference in Baltimore, Dr. Sanjay Gulati gave a powerful presentation about the language deprivation syndrome. He points out "No one is held accountable for the… https://t.co/MRkNvi98xV

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Awesome creativity! Can’t wait for NDEC 2019 to be there next week! Who’s with us?? #ndec2019 #Repost tsdhighschool
High School End of Year Video! #wearetsd https://t.co/wcthVfw5kr

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Awesome creativity! Can’t wait for the NDEC 2019 to be there next week!! #ndec2019 Posted from • tsdhighschool High School End of Year Video! #wearetsd https://t.co/vMcve0srrj

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Graduation season continues! Powerful and impactful words from • bobbicordano Congratulations to the 2019 graduating class at MSSD! “....you are perfect... being Deaf is a way of being. It’s beautiful. It’s… https://t.co/s4HhEUGRki

[Tawny Holmes @DeafEdAdvocate]

Posted from • @SLPtalkshop If you are interested in learning more about the effects of language deprivation on mental health, this is a must read. Dr. Glickman and Dr. Hall are fantastic. (Back to me @NatDeafEdConf I… https://t.co/x5gzY5qSF2