Elizabeth Warren recognizes Deaf Awareness Month

[Transcript] Yesterday Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) tweeted a GIF of her signing, “persist” with the hashtag #DeafAwarenessMonth.

[@ewarren GIF tweet]

It’s nice to have one of the top Democratic presidential candidates recognize ASL and the deaf community.

Who taught her the sign? Kirsten Hernandez, a hard of hearing woman who works with Team Warren as a field organizer in Carrol County, New Hampshire. See her tweet.

[@KHforAmerica tweet]

Warren Tweet/GIF: https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1178846114700779520

K. Hernandez Tweet: https://twitter.com/KHforAmerica/status/1178854895769788416

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