| ILLINOIS CODA |
| Welcome to the website of Illinois Children Of Deaf Adults |
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| Contact us at: Illinoiscoda |
| Mission Statement The purpose of Illinois CODA nfp is to support, educate and act as advocate on behalf of hearing children of Deaf adults. We accomplish this by providing opportunities to share our unique experiences with one another and with the community, thereby creating a support network and a sense of belonging. We also serve as a resource for the community, providing information and help, to create an awarenss of our organization. Who Is A CODA? Hearing adults (18 and above) who are children of deaf parents. We also welcome individuals who grew up hearing and had the coda experience and have since become Deaf (late deafened adults). Hearing children of Deaf adults have many different characteristics, this includes families who signed, families who didn’t, professionals in the field of deafness, and non-professionals. What Does Illinois CODA Do? Illinios CODA endeavors to carry out the mission of the Children of Deaf Adults organization by organizing cross cultural social events, participating in forums and focusing on the needs of KODAs (hearing children of Deaf adults younger than 18). Many social and community service events are planned all year long. If you would like to know more about membership or how to get involved, please contact us at the email address illinoiscoda@comcast.net Family Awareness Our culture is a very wonderful and beautiful environment. Illinois CODA values family. We promote functions that will help bring us closer together with our parents and our cuture. Emphasizing that while we may have differing abilities, we share a beautiful cultural heritage and believe it should be celebrated. In honor of our culture, we celebrate Mother–Father-Deaf Day. The celebration is held the last Sunday of April. On this day we honor our shared heritage and culture. CODAs internationally mark this day by holding events that range from family oriented celebrations to Deaf/CODA themed entertainment. Membership You do not need to be a resident to be a member of Illinois CODA. We welcome anyone CODA, Deaf, hearing and organizations to sign up. If you wish to support our efforts please join today. |
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