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It’s great to be supported when we need it, in tragic events, hard times and sometimes just because. The cultures of Deaf and Coda are so similar. I remember attending many events where the participation was large. It never occurred to me until a young adult some years ago. They went for the socializing, the place to be to speak in their native language.
As a Coda, both in the hearing world and Deaf, I found Coda support to be overwhelming. When I was feeling a bit disconnected in life, Codas helped by showing up almost immediately for a Coda “fix”. However when I find a Coda supporting me in a time when I’m not expecting it, like my online exhibition, it floors me with emotion.
I’ve heard about when there are tragic times, when a Coda’s parent passes, or is ill - the response by email and cards is overwhelming. Even if a Coda doesn’t know that parent - they send their thoughts and prayers. To be honest, it’s a bit mind-blowing. (I think this is going to get another post in the future).
How do you feel as Codas with the support you’ve gotten in the past? Has there been a time when out of the blue, there was a Coda - for no real reason at all?
June 6th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Hi!
Thanks for sharing this story with all of us, and it is so inspiring to know that the community is so tight and we all care for each other, deaf and hearing!
By the way, the logo design you created - the eye, with hands on pupil of the eye — its so darn cool!
Amy Cohen Efron
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June 6th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Amy Cohen Efron,
Is it really you.. I’m honored that you are reading my post! (wink) Thank you so much for the compliment - oh oh that reminds me - it’s another way that Codas support one another.
The story is I put out a call to my Coda friends if anyone had some graphic art skills. A Coda named John replied and throughout several emails and just THREE days, this logo was created. He nailed it on the head. Never met before him in my life! It’s brilliant isn’t it.
Thanks for being here!
June 7th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
I am posting this from another site that I thought was important to address:
This father of two hearing daughters is sharing his perspective of the two different “stereotypes”
June 7th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
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June 8th, 2008 at 7:29 am
sharing what coda means to me.
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sean808080s last blog post..twitter: @codadiva i did….can’t wait to respond to it. i started to and got interrupted….damn kids!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:34 am
ian and zack hav never find any whom involve with the koda and coda, because they had growing to attending camp or event, but they are never thought about koda and coda ,because nobody who teaching about ” koda and coda” or nobdy who is support, how you gaves me the growing youth children and teenage about related coda or koda program and teaching is better to understand how the supports of group. here are very smaller numbers of koda .
please if you would help me how coda or koda contact ? i am kid koda and my brother is teenage high school , i feel alike alone without coda or koda . big help me
zack