Abby Mingle

educator, advocate, neurodivergent

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The guy who filmed Andrew Tate's response to Greta Thunberg

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DEAFNESS + MUSIC https://t.co/5ME4nl40Il via @YouTube

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see you all next week, enjoy the weekend! #6119lu

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embracing new technologies while preserving cultures #6119lu

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@mtimkovs i think there is! it seems we need a shift in attitudes on both sides #6119lu

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@m_brunell sign and speech acquistion is actually very similar in young children #6119lu

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@nhughes91 good connection, and this is important to think about with advancements in genetic testing #6119lu

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@pmason2 educate parents on all the options and considerations, both medical and social #6119lu

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A4 deaf children born to hearing parents are often not exposed to the other perspective #6119lu

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@ktdigi6 right! communication does not need to fit our definition of voice, it takes on many forms #6119lu

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a3 @mrkjtierney this connection is very important! #6119lu

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@jaclyncrocker7 deaf culture was so ingrained in the family that it became very difficult. important to respect family culture #6119lu

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A3 @pmason2 i think it has to be based on individual and family preferences #6119lu

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@pmason2 that would be great! #6119lu

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@saraheliz2388 the language learning capabilities of infants are amazing, we should be teaching inclusive skills #6119lu

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@franco_clare @pmason2 i agree, more emphasis on multiple languages and language types from a very young age! #6119lu

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@ktdigi6 @saraheliz2388 A1 i think the problem with that is that very young children are predisposed to learn new lang. #6119lu

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A1 @m_brunell i agree, i think we need to help bridge the gap (as Heather said in her TED talk) by learning ASL #6119lu

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A1 it depends on whether the individual views deafness as a disability; unfortunately the ppl in question may be too young to know
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thanks @kristasumski! looks like i was set to private. it should be fixed now. tweeting from #cambridge #6119lu