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Personal Narrative-ASL Has Influenced My Life
I’m a CODA. A child of deaf adults. Put simply, I have deaf parents- specifically, one deaf and one hard-of-hearing. It’s not exactly common, but not rare either. It’s always been quite a significant part of my life- how could it not be? From the moment I was born to my current state, they’ve always been there, and always been deaf. Its given me ample experiences that the average person doesn’t come by, and I will always be appreciative of that. From the culture and people to the language itself, ASL has influenced my life and will forever continue to do so. I first noticed that having deaf parents wasn’t ordinary when I went to daycare as an adolescent. I was being picked up at the end of the day, with other children doing so as well. As
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