St. Michael's CODA Students Sign Mass Reading (By Sarah Bannon, ASL Instructor)
Last Sunday at the Oscars, the film, CODA which stands for Child of Deaf Adult, won 3 awards: best male supporting actor, Troy Kotsur, who is the first Deaf male actor to have won an Oscar. The only other time a Deaf person won such an award was Marlee Matlin in "Children of a Lesser God" back in 1987. The other two awards CODA won were best picture and best screenplay.
So, it seems fitting to wrap up the month of March, which is Deaf Awareness month, by having two of our own CODA students, Sydney Campbell and Mia Bannon, sign a reading in ASL during Mass on Wednesday, March 30. They signed in American Sign Language with no voice, and students were able to watch along with the words on the screen. CODAs are a unique group of people who are not deaf but not hearing, have their own identity, and live in both Deaf and hearing worlds. Kudos to CODA Mia and Sydney for doing a beautiful job!
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