Brittainy Simpson

• Master American Sign Language Education (MASLED), Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
• Bachelor of Arts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.  

Brittainy Simpson, who is deaf, was born in Australia. She's an Outreach American Sign Language (ASL) Specialist at Willie Ross School for the Deaf, where she's been teaching for the last 10 years as her full-time job for all grades starting preschool through high school levels. Simpson's lifelong desire to teach led her to pursue a Master American Sign Language Education degree from Gallaudet University, where she graduated in 2018. She has experience teaching ASL to all ages from K-12 grade, plus college levels, for a long time. Simpson strives to make learning fun, engaging, and accessible to all of her students. She has been with Springfield College for almost 10 years since 2016. Simpson has been teaching AMSL Level 1, 2 and 3 as a part-time adjunct.