When your #deafkid starts watching Disney movies but there is very little translated into ASL, you set up a MacMini as media server and download SignUp Media.
www.signupmedia.com
www.signupmedia.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:25 PM
When your #deafkid starts watching Disney movies but there is very little translated into ASL, you set up a MacMini as media server and download SignUp Media.
www.signupmedia.com
www.signupmedia.com
If we're talking about education, as a former SAT tutor and the parent of a #deafkid, I'll say this is a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad take.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If we're talking about education, as a former SAT tutor and the parent of a #deafkid, I'll say this is a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad take.
13 days post-op, Orion carried this high chair back to the stack of other high chairs and then signed strong. 💪🏽 Thanks little buddy for demonstrating you really can do anything. #deafkid
June 21, 2026 at 7:24 PM
13 days post-op, Orion carried this high chair back to the stack of other high chairs and then signed strong. 💪🏽 Thanks little buddy for demonstrating you really can do anything. #deafkid
A million times this. I can speak to my needs, and advocate for my child, but I am not a reliable reporter for my #deafkid.
It's always "I've spoken to parents of Disabled children" and never "I've spoken to Disabled adults" #GE24
December 3, 2024 at 2:14 AM
A million times this. I can speak to my needs, and advocate for my child, but I am not a reliable reporter for my #deafkid.
Reupping for #TikTok refugees & general stragglers: if you're the parent of a deaf child, and you want to find your people, here we are. go.bsky.app/V6KQp4s
#deaf #deafkid ♿
#deaf #deafkid ♿
January 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reupping for #TikTok refugees & general stragglers: if you're the parent of a deaf child, and you want to find your people, here we are. go.bsky.app/V6KQp4s
#deaf #deafkid ♿
#deaf #deafkid ♿
If you're the parent of a young #deafkid, I can't recommend Hands Land by @lealaholcomb.bsky.social & co. enough.
It's native #ASL nursery rhymes that you can learn in a few minutes. The rhythm, rhyme and repetition will supercharge your baby's language acquisition. www.amazon.com/Hands-Land/d...
It's native #ASL nursery rhymes that you can learn in a few minutes. The rhythm, rhyme and repetition will supercharge your baby's language acquisition. www.amazon.com/Hands-Land/d...
Watch Hands Land | Prime Video
Hands Land produces educational resources for young children through ASL rhymes and rhythms.
www.amazon.com
November 30, 2024 at 1:57 AM
If you're the parent of a young #deafkid, I can't recommend Hands Land by @lealaholcomb.bsky.social & co. enough.
It's native #ASL nursery rhymes that you can learn in a few minutes. The rhythm, rhyme and repetition will supercharge your baby's language acquisition. www.amazon.com/Hands-Land/d...
It's native #ASL nursery rhymes that you can learn in a few minutes. The rhythm, rhyme and repetition will supercharge your baby's language acquisition. www.amazon.com/Hands-Land/d...
This morning, my #deafkid asked me about the old glass bottle collection I keep in the living room. I explained that I had a job years ago in Massachusetts, working as a carpenter’s assistant. I found the bottles because I was digging a hole for posts for a stairway…
April 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
This morning, my #deafkid asked me about the old glass bottle collection I keep in the living room. I explained that I had a job years ago in Massachusetts, working as a carpenter’s assistant. I found the bottles because I was digging a hole for posts for a stairway…
The very one. It’s absolutely my favorite book to read to my kids.
December 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Our challenge is not only to avoid drinking from the sewage firehose, but to nurture complexity. And as you can see from my own contributions to the thread, Bluesky as a format sets limits on that complexity.
I'm gonna go read a book. (And if you have a #deafkid, buy my book--it's not bullshit!)
I'm gonna go read a book. (And if you have a #deafkid, buy my book--it's not bullshit!)
The Deaf Baby Instruction Manual
A direct and approachable guide for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children.About 90% of all deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) children are born to parents with…
www.bloomsbury.com
July 27, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Our challenge is not only to avoid drinking from the sewage firehose, but to nurture complexity. And as you can see from my own contributions to the thread, Bluesky as a format sets limits on that complexity.
I'm gonna go read a book. (And if you have a #deafkid, buy my book--it's not bullshit!)
I'm gonna go read a book. (And if you have a #deafkid, buy my book--it's not bullshit!)
If you want to understand how tech bros (AG Bell) and white supremacy has tried to erase Deaf people, watch "Through Deaf Eyes."
These are stories I will teach my #DeafKid.
gallaudet.edu/museum/exhib...
These are stories I will teach my #DeafKid.
gallaudet.edu/museum/exhib...
Through Deaf Eyes documentary - History Through Deaf Eyes | Gallaudet University
Through Deaf Eyes is a two-hour documentary that explores almost 200 years of Deaf life in America and presents a broad range of perspectives on what it
gallaudet.edu
December 11, 2024 at 4:38 AM
If you want to understand how tech bros (AG Bell) and white supremacy has tried to erase Deaf people, watch "Through Deaf Eyes."
These are stories I will teach my #DeafKid.
gallaudet.edu/museum/exhib...
These are stories I will teach my #DeafKid.
gallaudet.edu/museum/exhib...
If you have a #deafkid interested in science, Atomic Hands needs to be on your radar. They have videos in #ASL by #Deaf scientists and researchers, dictionaries of STEM terms, indexes of working Deaf scientists and more. atomichands.com
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December 6, 2024 at 8:41 PM
If you have a #deafkid interested in science, Atomic Hands needs to be on your radar. They have videos in #ASL by #Deaf scientists and researchers, dictionaries of STEM terms, indexes of working Deaf scientists and more. atomichands.com
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Another source for cute #deafkid gifts is Montana Family ASL's shop. If you haven't checked out their "A is for Gorilla" #asl handshape merch, you're missing out! www.montanafamilyasl.org/shop
December 11, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Another source for cute #deafkid gifts is Montana Family ASL's shop. If you haven't checked out their "A is for Gorilla" #asl handshape merch, you're missing out! www.montanafamilyasl.org/shop
I often see oralism either described in (rightfully) furious terms by Deaf authors, or treated with kid gloves in an effort to be "fair." But I wanted to capture the feeling I as a hearing parent of a #deafkid get when I encounter LSL in the wild—it's a hoax.
New newsletter out now on the links between ghost hitchhikers and Listening and Spoken Language. #ASL #deafkids
Pop Rocks and Professionals
Oralism as urban legend.
buttondown.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I often see oralism either described in (rightfully) furious terms by Deaf authors, or treated with kid gloves in an effort to be "fair." But I wanted to capture the feeling I as a hearing parent of a #deafkid get when I encounter LSL in the wild—it's a hoax.
Holiday shopping time! If you're the parent of a #deafkid, or if you know one, @58creativity.bsky.social has adorable t-shirts, cards, posters and more. For fun, beautiful #ASL merch, they're the first stop. 58creativity.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Holiday shopping time! If you're the parent of a #deafkid, or if you know one, @58creativity.bsky.social has adorable t-shirts, cards, posters and more. For fun, beautiful #ASL merch, they're the first stop. 58creativity.com
As a grandmother of a #deafkid who receives extra services in the local rural school district, I am very concerned that his access to #ASL resources and one on one help will be affected by any downgrading of the Department of Education. Please speak out for our special needs students. 🙏🏻🤟🏻🫶🏻
February 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Inspired by @gettheorion.bsky.social's Deaf artist's posts, I wanted to share "Family Dog" by Susan Dupor. Not a happy painting by any means, but as the parent of a #deafkid, it's never lost its hold over me.
September 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Inspired by @gettheorion.bsky.social's Deaf artist's posts, I wanted to share "Family Dog" by Susan Dupor. Not a happy painting by any means, but as the parent of a #deafkid, it's never lost its hold over me.
Got a #deafkid in the Bay Area? Tomorrow's (1/26) captioned showing of the Lego Movie now has live interpretation courtesy of Oakland Unified School District—thanks OUSD!
The show's at 12:30 at the New Parkway in Oakland. Suggested $5 / kid $10 / adult. RSVP: tinyurl.com/CAHVmovie
The show's at 12:30 at the New Parkway in Oakland. Suggested $5 / kid $10 / adult. RSVP: tinyurl.com/CAHVmovie
January 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Got a #deafkid in the Bay Area? Tomorrow's (1/26) captioned showing of the Lego Movie now has live interpretation courtesy of Oakland Unified School District—thanks OUSD!
The show's at 12:30 at the New Parkway in Oakland. Suggested $5 / kid $10 / adult. RSVP: tinyurl.com/CAHVmovie
The show's at 12:30 at the New Parkway in Oakland. Suggested $5 / kid $10 / adult. RSVP: tinyurl.com/CAHVmovie
I actually have a slide in my "read to your #deafkid" presentation called Abject Crap, where I urge parents and professionals to just let kids pick their own reading, no matter how trashy or unappealing to adults. It's partly rooted in my own experience as a reader...
September 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I actually have a slide in my "read to your #deafkid" presentation called Abject Crap, where I urge parents and professionals to just let kids pick their own reading, no matter how trashy or unappealing to adults. It's partly rooted in my own experience as a reader...
New newsletter out today: how to fight the the attack on #deafed and the DOE, plus a review of my new favorite children's book for your #deafkid. buttondown.com/will_fertman
Notes from the Deaf Baby Instruction Manual
Being a parent is a lot. Parenting a deaf baby is a lot more.
buttondown.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
New newsletter out today: how to fight the the attack on #deafed and the DOE, plus a review of my new favorite children's book for your #deafkid. buttondown.com/will_fertman
I can't believe I haven't mentioned 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter.
It's wet-your-pants funny and holds up on repeated reads. Incidentally, it's not too hard to sign in ASL for your #deafkid, too.
It's wet-your-pants funny and holds up on repeated reads. Incidentally, it's not too hard to sign in ASL for your #deafkid, too.
May 9, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I can't believe I haven't mentioned 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter.
It's wet-your-pants funny and holds up on repeated reads. Incidentally, it's not too hard to sign in ASL for your #deafkid, too.
It's wet-your-pants funny and holds up on repeated reads. Incidentally, it's not too hard to sign in ASL for your #deafkid, too.