Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine @ UT Southwestern | Deaf Health Advocate | Child Of Deaf Adults (CODA) 🤟 | Retired American Sign Language Interpreter

Joined January 2012
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29 Mar 2022
I’ll never forget the time in junior high where all my friends all signed a petition to get ASL recognized as a second language so I could get out of Spanish. #CODA
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28 Mar 2022
Proud to be a CODA.
28 Mar 2022
"This is dedicated to the deaf community, the 'CODA' community, and the disabled community. This is our moment!" @TroyKotsur is the first deaf man to win an Academy Award for acting. Here is his acceptance full speech. abcn.ws/35gywBT #oscars
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29 Jan 2022
It’s difficult to wrap my mind that this is still occurring on a daily basis across the U.S.
27 Jan 2022
Deaf people across North Central Florida are faced with communication barriers on a daily basis, but in extreme cases, this could mean life or death. wcjb.com/2022/01/27/deaf-pat…
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Come hang out at DAC! December 10th at 3pm! #deafhealth #ASL
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17 Nov 2021
Go Riverside!
The varsity football team at the California School for the Deaf, Riverside, is undefeated this season. Trevin Adams, the team's quarterback, said playing with fellow deaf teammates is liberating: "We can express ourselves completely. We can be leaders." nyti.ms/3Hq8hY1
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Had a great time @deafnation Florida this weekend!
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IV Mirus, MD retweeted
TONIGHT, it’s time to meet the Eternals! See Lauren Ridloff introduce Marvel Studios’ #Eternals speaking American Sign Language and experience the film only in theaters! Get Tickets Now: Fandango.com/Eternals
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Aaron Rogers reports taking ivermectin during his COVID illness to aid in his transition to becoming a Bronco. #SportsCenter #BreakingNews
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30 Oct 2021
First Deaf marvel superhero 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Lauren Ridloff showing to fans how to sign “Eternals”
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30 Oct 2021
This wouldn’t be even a thought at any other point in time but CVS must now think there is a chance SCOTUS might side with them on this and that’s scary.
29 Oct 2021
A company that makes huge profits from providing medications — many of which are for people with disabilities — now has the audacity to attack our ability to be included in the fabric of society. aclu.org/news/disability-rig…
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28 Oct 2021
“kids who wear the hearing aids less than 10 hours per day show the opposite trajectory where they’re falling further behind” Or we could stop language deprivation in children, teach American Sign Language, and have equivalency without a crutch. #ASL
University of Iowa researchers have been following 300 children with hearing loss for nearly 14 years, and their findings are changing lives, the field of #audiology, and public policy. @uiowa stories.uiowa.edu/improving-…
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27 Oct 2021
Looking forward to @deafnation Florida!
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23 Oct 2021
Throwback to when the pandemic started. Looking forward to when it ends. #deafhealth
University of Rochester E.R. doctor IV Mirus, who is a CODA, explains the "flatten the curve" concept from a hospital standpoint.
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IV Mirus, MD retweeted
21 Oct 2021
If you watch movies at home with closed captioning then you're in luck. AMC has rolled out the red carpet for open captioning at hundreds of its locations in the U.S. n.pr/3G8Ihjf

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24 Aug 2017
Come get your questions answered and learn what you need to know about diabetes! See you there! In #ASL. #deaf #Rochester #RochesterNY
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23 Aug 2017
For posterior dislocation of hip, do Allis maneuver within 6hrs to prevent avascular necrosis. Immobilize knee after #FOAMed #TodayILearned
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22 Aug 2017
Learning a little sign language can go a long way. statnews.com/2017/05/22/deaf… #ASL #Deaf #Emergencymed #Emergencymedicine

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