Mother Father Deaf Day 2018

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Image Description: The text in dark blue-green reads “Happy Mother-Father Deaf Day from KODAheart”. Under the text are three yellow figures signing three different versions of the phrase. In the first image, the right hand is signing “mother father“. In the second, the hand signs “mother mother” and the last one, signs “father father.” In each image the left hand is signing “deaf.” The KODAheart heartfinity is in the middle of their chests.

 

The last Sunday in April is Mother Father Deaf Day, an international holiday designated to celebrate deaf parents- Each year it is our goal to engage the community via social media, following families and organizations across the globe observing this special day! Scroll down to read more about #MFDday and the fun articles and events posted!  What did you do to celebrate?‪ #‎MFDday‬‪ #‎KODAheart‬ ‪#‎coda‬ ‪#‎koda‬ ‪#‎motherfatherdeaf‬


One thing that many codas around the world know is that having deaf parents is something to celebrate and be proud of! There are so many ways to show how proud we are to be codas! Not sure what we mean? Well then, check out KODAheart’s list of 10 Coda pride actions and expressions. http://kodaheart.com/10-things-27/ . . [Image description: a digital image with a turquoise background with cutouts of raised hands with red hearts on the palms. Various red and white hearts extend from the raised hands. Black text on top of the image reads “KODAheart’s Coda Pride actions and expressions”.] . . . #MFDday #coda #codapride #koda #motherfatherdeaf #motherfatherdeafday #deafparents #celebrate #deafheritage #heritagesigners #kidsofdeafadults #childofdeafadults #deafcommunity #shareyourstory #bilingual #multicultural #bimodal #deafworld #proudcoda

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Children of deaf parents go on to do some pretty amazing things! Check out our Spotlight page to learn about their challenges and successes! . http://kodaheart.com/resources/koda-spotlight/ . . [Image description: Rows of circle shaped portraits fill the frame, in photo is of a different person. At the top is a forearm outlined in black signing “spotlight”. A yellow beam of light emanates from the palm, creating a spotlight on the black text “Koda Spotlight”.] . . . #MFDday #coda #codapride #koda #motherfatherdeaf #motherfatherdeafday #deafparents #tellyourstory #codasareeverywhere #deafheritage #heritagesigners #kidsofdeafadults #childofdeafadults #deafcommunity #shareyourstory #bilingual #multicultural #bimodal #deafworld #proudcoda

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Families and organizations all over the world celebrated Mother Father Deaf day! We were happy to engage with so many c/kodas and their families across the globe to promote awareness about this special holiday! We were also excited to generate interest among deaf parents, codas, kodas about how they could celebrate with their own communities. We’re already working on ideas for next year, thank you to everyone who participated!