Amy T. Wilson, PhD

[Description: A woman faces directly at the camera, signing. She is standing in front of a bookshelves full with books.]

Hello! Thank you for watching my video! I’m Amy Wilson. I’m the Director of MNI. I work towards partner with deaf communities. I’m hearing though. Long time ago, when I was young. I was playing and met a deaf person. That person taught me sign language. As I became older, I started traveling, flying all around the world. I would meet deaf people wherever I went. I would learn that they did not work. I would learn others did not have the opportunity to study. I learned in different situations deaf people were not equal to hearing people. I would go home and start thinking about how I could help change this. Encourage equality. I went to Gallaudet University. I started teaching International Development to deaf and hearing people. Encouraging them to empower and support deaf people in other countries, teaching and training. Over the years I see things slowly changing, deaf gaining equal status. My work at Gallaudet University ended. I then started working at MNI. During my work, I’ve hired Lisa, who is responsible for our website and Sarah, who is responsible for our projects. Now the three of us work for MNI, providing funding for deaf communities to empower themselves projects and training to attain success. Thank you!