CODA
Identity and belonging lived between Deaf and hearing worlds.
What CODA covers
Experiences of growing up between the Deaf and hearing worlds
Family communication and cultural identity
Assumptions often placed on CODA children
Stories that show CODA perspectives as they are lived
CODA (Children of Deaf Adults) shows the experience of growing up between Deaf and hearing worlds.
Within WovenAware’s Lived Experience series, CODA stories explore the intersection of these worlds within family life.
This space explores identity, communication, family relationships, and the perspectives shaped by growing up in a Deaf-led family while navigating a wider hearing environment.
These experiences are shaped by connection, responsibility, culture, and belonging. They hold both the richness and the complexity of living across different communication spaces.
CODA is shared here as part of the wider awareness journey.
Growing Up Between Worlds
CODA experiences often exist at the intersection of Deaf and hearing environments.
This can include:
Navigating different communication styles
Moving between cultural spaces
Understanding both Deaf and hearing perspectives
Balancing family connection and social environments
Shaping identity across different experiences
These experiences shape how individuals navigate communication, relationships, and belonging.
Identity and Belonging
Identity for CODA individuals can be layered and evolving.
Growing up within a Deaf family often shapes values, communication, and cultural understanding, while wider social environments may hold different expectations and assumptions. Together, these experiences shape a unique sense of identity and connection.
This space shows how belonging is formed across Deaf and hearing worlds.
Family and Communication
Communication within Deaf-led families may differ from wider social expectations, creating unique family dynamics and experiences. These relationships are shaped by language, understanding, and shared experience.
CODA shows family life, connection, and the role communication plays in shaping relationships and identity over time.
A Shared Yet Individual Experience
While many CODA individuals share common experiences, each journey is personal.
CODA shows these experiences as they are lived, recognising both shared realities and individual journeys. Through storytelling, this space shows the diversity within CODA experiences.
A Lived Experience Perspective
CODA is grounded in Deaf family life and shaped by lived experience and CODA voices. It centres the realities of growing up in Deaf-led environments while navigating wider social contexts.
By sharing these perspectives, CODA makes visible how identity, communication, and family experience exist across Deaf and hearing worlds.
CODA Stories
CODA stories explore the experiences of hearing children growing up in Deaf families, highlighting identity, communication, belonging, and realities that often go unseen.
These stories reflect how CODA experiences and identity exist across Deaf and hearing worlds.
CODA invites you to notice identity, connection, and belonging through lived experience.
Grounded in Deaf family life and shaped by CODA voices, this space makes visible how these experiences are lived.
Through shared experience, connection becomes visible.
New stories are shared fortnightly.
