10 Ways Deaf Parents Are Awesome!

This week, in honor of Deaf Awareness Week, we are highlighting the ways that Deaf people make fantastic parents! 1. Long goodbyes-  mean more playing time with friends! 2.  Signing deaf parents create bilingual or multilingual families! Exposure to language broadens your knowledge, makes you more creative, and gives you a lot to ‘talk’ about!… Continue Reading 10 Ways Deaf Parents Are Awesome!

KODAheart CODAustin 2016 Conference Shuttle Information

  The members of KODAheart are thrilled to be able to offer shuttle services for this year’s 2016 CODAustin conference! What better way to travel than a van of full of kodalove! Due to our resources and travel times, the KODAheart transportation shuttle services will be restricted to and from the conference hotel (The Radisson) and… Continue Reading KODAheart CODAustin 2016 Conference Shuttle Information

10 Sports Things: The Deaf Community Impact

1. Have you seen football players group together before the snap? We can thank Paul Hubbard and the Gallaudet University football team for developing the huddle to call the next play. Learn more in Jack Gannon’s Deaf Heritage, pg. 272. 2. Beginning in 1924, the Deaflympics is the “second oldest international multi-sport event in the… Continue Reading 10 Sports Things: The Deaf Community Impact

Frank Gallimore (1978- )

Frank Gallimore was born in Valencia, California on October 11, 1978. Shortly after his birth Max Gallimore and Laurene Simms moved their three children to Oregon. Frank has fond memories of his early childhood, playing with his older siblings Jed and Rosa in the fields and woods near their home. In an interview with the… Continue Reading Frank Gallimore (1978- )