Shannon Allen

Deaf Education, Linguistics, ASL, Equity. Practicing passion, candor, and forgiveness. Always learning. she/her

[Deaf News Today @DeafNewsToday]

A Milwaukee hospital will pay $35K to a deaf patient for not providing a sign language interpretator during their hospital stays https://t.co/sF36M6mthf #deaf #ASL

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

@NovicSara This is really bad. Is there no one other than you with knowledge of Deaf kids on the team?

[NWS Boston @NWSBoston]

NWS Boston is hosting 3 Skywarn Severe Weather classes next week! ⛈️ After that, on May 3rd, we will be hosting a class for the #deaf and hard of hearing🤟#ASL interpreters will be provided. Sign up or get on the waiting list! --> https://t.co/tMpYq02wOs

[Elana Pontecorvo @ejacobsp]

New paper! “Learning a Sign Language does not Hinder Acquisition of a Spoken Language.” This study provides evidence that families with deaf children can pursue ASL without concern of negative impact on spoken English development. 🧵
https://t.co/0tkQKqb6CK

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

It's finally time! Trans girl scout cookies!

Trans kids are under attack nationwide. The Girl Scouts has accepted trans girls and non-binary kids for years now. Let's make the lives of some trans scouts a little bit better and get tasty cookies to boot.

Thread of links here! 🧵

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

@ask_aubry I was born in the middle of the night and I was born in the middle of the day and I was a little bit older than I was before I was born.

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

Beautiful!

[Sian Heder @sianheder]

⁦@TroyKotsur⁩ absolutely killed it with his #ASL performance of the national anthem alongside ⁦@ChrisStapleton⁩ at the #SuperBowl. Everyone needs to see this!

[Marlee Matlin @MarleeMatlin]

And here is the @foxsports link for Sunday's @SuperBowl to watch Justina Miles sign the Halftime Show with Rhianna. https://t.co/YYN2AocaXT

[Marlee Matlin @MarleeMatlin]

Here is the @foxsports link for Sunday's @SuperBowl to watch @TroyKotsur sign the National Anthem, Colin Denny, a member of the Navajo Nation, sign "America the Beautiful,"
& Justina Miles sign "Lift Every Voice and Sing." https://t.co/KwzIBTSQLs

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

If you’re going to quote & authentically honor my father on #MLKDay, commit to embracing a ‘World House’ perspective.

Determine how you’ll disrupt unjust systems & thinking with nonviolent strategy.

Support policies that reflect higher consciousness.

Make no excuses for hate.

[Deaf News Today @DeafNewsToday]

"Kidz Bop" is introducing a 12-Year-Old deaf performer in a new video series to make some of their biggest hits accessible to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community https://t.co/2yrYl8RJBi #deaf

[Only In Boston @OnlyInBOS]

Boston has passed an ordinance that will require public places such as restaurants, bars, banks and gyms turn on the closed captioning function on any televisions in public areas; removing barriers in public spaces related to communications access for people with disabilities.

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

This made my day.

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

I can’t wait to show this to students on Monday!

[Variety @Variety]

Disney Music Group has teamed up with Deaf West Theatre, a Tony award-winning company, to release an American Sign Language version of the hit song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Walt Disney Animation’s “Encanto.”

https://t.co/aiMAyGCR68

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

@Jynkxie @caramp @dave618 @fauxed You don’t need to understand it. It’s not your business to understand it. You just believe people when they tell you what they need. It is actually that simple. Follow some disabled folks on your apps and listen to them.

[Shannon Allen @strongseas]

Free school meals this year!

[M.A.S.S. @massupt]

Mass. students will continue receiving free school meals under new state budget

https://t.co/d9QremaDkx

[MelanieLane @awakeaccelerate]

Remember that not all kids are returning to school with sun drenched memories of vacations and camps, some just made it through till they could return to the consistency and safety school provides.
#sundayvibes #edutwitter #BackToSchool

[Kathleen L. Brockway, M. A. @KatBrockway]

Center for Black Deaf Studies names Lindsay Dunn as first scholar/researcher https://t.co/WVeJYaYabL