CODA Reflections
CODA Childhood Holds Its Own Identity
Sometimes I wonder what my children will remember when they think about growing up in a Deaf family.
Children Deserve More Than Survival
Sometimes I think about the difference between coping and feeling safe.
Children Should Not Carry the Absence of Access
Sometimes I think about what changes when access is truly in place.
Childhood Responsibility Does Not Disappear in Adulthood
Sometimes I wonder about the things we carry forward without realising it.
Suppressing Needs Can Become a Way to Survive
Sometimes I think about the needs children learn to put aside.
What Adults Don’t Notice Still Shapes a Child
Sometimes I think about how much of childhood happens quietly.
Normal Does Not Always Mean Safe
Sometimes I think about how easily people adapt to what is familiar.
Letters and Phone Calls Are Not a Child’s Job
Sometimes I think about how ordinary adult communication can seem.
Schools Are Not Places for Children to Hold Access
Sometimes I think about all the things children already carry at school.
Invisible Work Is Still Labour
Sometimes I think about the things that are easiest to miss.
Rest Should Not Disappear When Access Is Needed
Sometimes I think about what rest means for children.