![]() As the two sneak into his house late at night, the friend is warned that Mr. In a scene inspired by real life, Murray pranks a friend (who is unaware his folks are deaf). They pull CODA pranks (because no one else can)īoys will be boys, but CODAs may have the upper hand in the trickery department.“You mean … your parents aren’t deaf?” Murray responds with equal wonderment. “What’s sign language?” his playmate asks in wonderment. In a scene when he is about 7 years old, he discovers with shock that (most) parents do not sign. “The epiphany came when I realized that all the moms of the other kids in my class could talk to each other and that my mom was all by herself because she was unable to communicate.”įor Murray, the epiphany came through a friend. ![]() “To little Dustin it seemed that the ratio of Deaf mothers, and Deaf fathers really, was about 50/50,” recalled Pelloni. When does a boy raised by wolves, realize that most boys are not raised by wolves? Epiphany is a defining moment in a CODA’s life. The Epiphany strikes in early childhood.Let’s explore a few ties that bind CODAs: but they all tread with one foot in the deaf community, and the other in the hearing world. Along with Lou Fant (sign language coach for Children of a Lesser God) and Edward Gallaudet (founder of Gallaudet University), they belong to a cultural tribe that is literally borne from Deafhood.ĬODAs come in all shapes, sizes, ethnicities, and upbringings. Also, Cornish College of the Arts senior Mark Murray, a CODA wrote, produced, and acted in a short play called “CODA” (performed in Seattle during the month of September 2012). In our culture, these children are lovingly dubbed “Child of Deaf Adults (CODA).” But on the flip side, CODA International reports that 85% to 90% of deaf adults statistically have hearing children. “MOTHER + FATHER + DEAF” (the signs used to describe a CODA) are statistically common within the community.Īccording to the National Institute of Health, about 90% of infants who are born deaf are born to hearing parents. Ask anyone from the mainstream what a CODA is, and you’ll get answers like “Led Zeppelin’s album,” or “the tail-end of a music piece.” Close, but no cigar.
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