Shannon Hennig - SLT
@hennigaac.bsky.social
Researcher, clinician, and advocate in the disability space in Aotearoa. Passionate about AAC, joyful ineraction, neurodiversity, DLD, and communication. She/her 🇳🇿🇮🇹🇺🇸
Has it already been a year.... In my world, 18 March is the day everything changed. Right up there with other historic moments. If you know, you know. 🥹
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/th...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/th...
The Government must apologise to disabled adults, children and their whānau
Signed by
Awhi Ngā Mātua, IHC, Disabled Persons Assembly NZ Inc, Parent to Parent, Disability Connect, Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, NZEI Te Riu Roa, Parents of Vision Impaired PVINZ,...
our.actionstation.org.nz
March 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Has it already been a year.... In my world, 18 March is the day everything changed. Right up there with other historic moments. If you know, you know. 🥹
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/th...
our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/th...
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My first post here definitely has to be Tendril Theory, because when I made this in 2015 I had no idea how often it would be ripped off. Tell your friends and your enemies to tag me please 😂
November 16, 2024 at 12:06 AM
My first post here definitely has to be Tendril Theory, because when I made this in 2015 I had no idea how often it would be ripped off. Tell your friends and your enemies to tag me please 😂
I have imported most of my pre2025 tweets over. They will all be out of time alignment. I did not pay 1k+ times on the 24 January 😂
January 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I have imported most of my pre2025 tweets over. They will all be out of time alignment. I did not pay 1k+ times on the 24 January 😂
Today is a significant day - 27 years ago I lost my best friend Roy in a car accident. He taught me so much - including much of my early tech knowledge. So to honour him today, I have attempted to bring over some of my old Twitter archive before deleting that account :)
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Today is a significant day - 27 years ago I lost my best friend Roy in a car accident. He taught me so much - including much of my early tech knowledge. So to honour him today, I have attempted to bring over some of my old Twitter archive before deleting that account :)
and oh can we make pyschiatristry, general medicine, pyschology and allied health safe places for actually autistic people to train and practice.
January 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
and oh can we make pyschiatristry, general medicine, pyschology and allied health safe places for actually autistic people to train and practice.
Once again up late pondering the stories of all the families I know
emilywrites.substack.com/p/five-things-…
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Five things we could do right now to support disabled children
Ideas from the community....
emilywrites.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Once again up late pondering the stories of all the families I know
emilywrites.substack.com/p/five-things-…
emilywrites.substack.com/p/five-things-…
Where are the "incentives" to fix the systematic problems?!
Sigh. I despair tonight
Sigh. I despair tonight
January 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Where are the "incentives" to fix the systematic problems?!
Sigh. I despair tonight
Sigh. I despair tonight
This is a conversation we really need to have in these professions. It is real, wrong, and upsetting#mySLTday #ableism
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dorseyslp.com/blog/ableism-i…
January 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is a conversation we really need to have in these professions. It is real, wrong, and upsetting#mySLTday #ableism
dorseyslp.com/blog/ableism-i…
dorseyslp.com/blog/ableism-i…
If you were to make a Lego build fly, which of the two options would you make fly out of these two sets?
#DecisionsAreHard
Photos in the next tweet
#DecisionsAreHard
Photos in the next tweet
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If you were to make a Lego build fly, which of the two options would you make fly out of these two sets?
#DecisionsAreHard
Photos in the next tweet
#DecisionsAreHard
Photos in the next tweet
And in other advocacy news, it felt good to represent @AssistiveTechNZ and uplift the ongoing calls for te reo speech synthesis technology to support AAC and other applications last month
Our submission is around the 2:31 mark
m.facebook.com/video.php/?vid…
Our submission is around the 2:31 mark
m.facebook.com/video.php/?vid…
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
And in other advocacy news, it felt good to represent @AssistiveTechNZ and uplift the ongoing calls for te reo speech synthesis technology to support AAC and other applications last month
Our submission is around the 2:31 mark
m.facebook.com/video.php/?vid…
Our submission is around the 2:31 mark
m.facebook.com/video.php/?vid…
Many of us, including the team over at @AssistiveTechNZ, contributed to the @Stats_NZ disability survey
I am so relieved to see Speech-language Therapy, AAC and AT, and neurodiversity highlighted so clearly.
We need data about these things to address the pressing gaps
I am so relieved to see Speech-language Therapy, AAC and AT, and neurodiversity highlighted so clearly.
We need data about these things to address the pressing gaps
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Many of us, including the team over at @AssistiveTechNZ, contributed to the @Stats_NZ disability survey
I am so relieved to see Speech-language Therapy, AAC and AT, and neurodiversity highlighted so clearly.
We need data about these things to address the pressing gaps
I am so relieved to see Speech-language Therapy, AAC and AT, and neurodiversity highlighted so clearly.
We need data about these things to address the pressing gaps
I love my career and profession.. But this last fortnight has been so heavy. It is so hard seeing kids not get what they need in education over and over again. I will keep showing up, but I can feel moments of desparation about the cracks, gaps, and misunderstandings
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I love my career and profession.. But this last fortnight has been so heavy. It is so hard seeing kids not get what they need in education over and over again. I will keep showing up, but I can feel moments of desparation about the cracks, gaps, and misunderstandings
Starting my day with an 815 am talk on ADHD is the least ADHD friendly-thing I have done this term, but also I love talking to teachers about my passion for getting inclusive education right, so it was worth it 🥳
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Starting my day with an 815 am talk on ADHD is the least ADHD friendly-thing I have done this term, but also I love talking to teachers about my passion for getting inclusive education right, so it was worth it 🥳
Love that they are looking at this.
But also, making our schools neurodivergent competent. Offering enough resources to properly support learners who need specialists and/or smaller ratios. Oh and getting literacy right.
gets.govt.nz//MEDU/External…
But also, making our schools neurodivergent competent. Offering enough resources to properly support learners who need specialists and/or smaller ratios. Oh and getting literacy right.
gets.govt.nz//MEDU/External…
January 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Love that they are looking at this.
But also, making our schools neurodivergent competent. Offering enough resources to properly support learners who need specialists and/or smaller ratios. Oh and getting literacy right.
gets.govt.nz//MEDU/External…
But also, making our schools neurodivergent competent. Offering enough resources to properly support learners who need specialists and/or smaller ratios. Oh and getting literacy right.
gets.govt.nz//MEDU/External…
Covid-19: Ministry 'so far removed from the day-to-day lives of disabled people
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Covid-19: Ministry of Health 'so far removed from the day-to-day lives of disabled people'
Concern about support for disabled people during the Omicron outbreak has prompted the Disability Rights Commissioner to launch an urgent inquiry that will examine the continuity of essential in-home services.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Covid-19: Ministry 'so far removed from the day-to-day lives of disabled people
rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
Really glad this is being discussed. I hope funding and workforce is being considered around the communication needs of those experiencing health & disability based job disruption
rnz.co.nz/news/political…
rnz.co.nz/news/political…
January 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Really glad this is being discussed. I hope funding and workforce is being considered around the communication needs of those experiencing health & disability based job disruption
rnz.co.nz/news/political…
rnz.co.nz/news/political…
Any one in NZ know who to call if your power wheelchair battery randomly dies on a SATURDAY
In 15 minutes we have gone from 3 bars to barely 1, eeek!
In 15 minutes we have gone from 3 bars to barely 1, eeek!
January 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Any one in NZ know who to call if your power wheelchair battery randomly dies on a SATURDAY
In 15 minutes we have gone from 3 bars to barely 1, eeek!
In 15 minutes we have gone from 3 bars to barely 1, eeek!
Covid-19: Concern for NZ disabled community, support workers after modelling predicts wide spread of Omicron
stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1275…
stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1275…
Concern for disabled community as wide spread of Omicron predicted
Scott Boyle says the beginning of the pandemic was “difficult” because his support workers were going through 10 clients a day. “That would cause a pretty major outbreak.”
www.stuff.co.nz
January 24, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Covid-19: Concern for NZ disabled community, support workers after modelling predicts wide spread of Omicron
stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1275…
stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/1275…
And then when I think about the ripple effects - for me, I work in the disability sector. How will we support the workforce needed to ensure good lives when housing seems completely decoupled from incomes.
January 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And then when I think about the ripple effects - for me, I work in the disability sector. How will we support the workforce needed to ensure good lives when housing seems completely decoupled from incomes.
Taking my website offline for a few days until I can double check a few things after a hacking. I believe it has only involved my website which isn't connected to any client information or data.
Hopefully it will be back up and running in a couple days
Hopefully it will be back up and running in a couple days
January 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Taking my website offline for a few days until I can double check a few things after a hacking. I believe it has only involved my website which isn't connected to any client information or data.
Hopefully it will be back up and running in a couple days
Hopefully it will be back up and running in a couple days