During the last week in September communities across the US and around the world come together to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week (also known as the International Week of the Deaf). It is a time to recognize the languages, cultures, and experiences of deaf and hard of hearing people. During this week many organizations plan events and host activities, all to celebrate deaf culture. KODAheart participated by posting a variety of activities and resources for kodas and their families. For more information about International Week of the Deaf, check out The World Federation of the Deaf’s facebook page.

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TUESDAY

Blast from the past edition of our 10 list for International Week of the Deaf- check out our 10 #throwbacks of U.S. Deaf culture! http://kodaheart.org/10-things-23-‎/ #internationalweekofthedeaf #internationaldeafweek #deafawareness #deafawarenessweek ‪ #IWD2017 #deafawarenessweek2017 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• [Image Description: A thumb, outlined in black, signs “10” with accompanying text that reads: “KODAheart’s [10] #Throwbacks of U.S. Deaf Culture.” In the background is a corner of a black and white TTY.]

A post shared by KODAheart (@kodaheart) on Sep 20, 2017 at 12:21pm PDT

 

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FRIDAY

Imagine if you had a chance to read letters your parents sent home from school gaining unique insight into their childhood? Coda author Bob Brady had a chance to do just that, check out the article about his new book “Playing Catch With Strangers”. https://goo.gl/bMpa7w #deafawarenessweek #internationalweekofthedeaf #internationaldeafweek #deaflympics ‪#‎deafawareness‬ ‪#‎deafawarenessweek‬ #IWD2017

A post shared by KODAheart (@kodaheart) on Sep 22, 2017 at 1:08pm PDT

 

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SUNDAY

Deaf people make fantastic parents! To see some of the wonderful c/kodas they have raised, visit our Koda Spotlight page! #deafawareness #kodaspotlight #deafawarenessweek #internationalweekofthedeaf #internationaldeafweek #iwd2017 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• [Image description: Rows of circle shaped portraits fill the frame, each photo is of a different person. At the bottom is a fore-arm outlined in black signing “spotlight”. A yellow beam of light emanates from the palm, creating a spotlight on the black text to the right “Koda Spotlight”.]

A post shared by KODAheart (@kodaheart) on Sep 24, 2017 at 3:10pm PDT

 

This week we saw a number of organizations come together in support Deaf communities around the world! It is important to remember that even in small ways, when we come together we can effect BIG changes on behalf of our community members! Let’s keep the momentum going! What will you do this year to continue to spread deaf awareness at a local, national, and international level?