Codas

In my search for studies on Deaf parents and their hearing children,I found some infromation and resources. Gallaudet University offered some research information as well information for those doing research. I learned that Children of Deaf Parents are called Codas. Codas stands for Hearing Children of Deaf Adults. I found the website interesting because it gave me alot of different avenues to explore. The article states that Codas will learn how to sign before they learn how to talk. They are introduced to the deaf culture first. As they get older they must learn how to fit in with the hearing world. Gallaudet discusses the conflict between two cultures. They grew up in a Deaf culture, but are apart of a hearing word. They have a support group for children of Deaf Adults. I think that it must be challenging for CODAS to be apart of Deaf and hearing world. This could cause conflict within the family. Deaf parents may not be able to read lips and have to rely on signing most of the time. The child might feel pressures to conformn. They may feel pressure from both worlds. I don't think that these two words are that much different because some people can't hear and some can. I look foward to finding articles that have personal accounts of the conflict. Do you think that CODA's are torn between two cultures? Do you think CODAs feel pressure to identify with Deaf and Hearing Cultures?