Tomorrow Dad Will Still Be Deaf Analysis

I looked up this video before going to the library to watch it. I like to do this because it helps give me background information on what I am watching. Since I am in the upper level ASL classes, I like to challenge myself. So when I watched this movie, I had no volume and had to hear the stories by paying close attention to their signs and working on my receptive skills. The background info helps when I do not know a sign or get confused, because then I can use context clues to figure it out. Tomorrow Dad Will Still Be Deaf shocked me because it was a VHS. I have not watched one of these since I was a kid. Kelsey even showed up as I was watching the video and we were reminiscing on our childhood. That was neat because I was able to compare my upbringing to Bonnie Kraft’s. She is a hearing woman who was born to Deaf parents, but feels as though she has a “Deaf heart.” This is a unique perspective and that is why I enjoyed it so much. While learning ASL, you are constantly exposed to this culture. This is a side that is mentioned, but not gone into great detail.
I would say I have met the most of 5 CODA’s. Their story is not one that you hear as often so it was a new side to Deaf culture. She is a storyteller and that is obvious in this video. Her signing was exceptional and easy to follow. Her story is full of experiences that explain what it’s like to be a CODA. They even have their own special language, “CODA talk.” Her honesty was inspiring. She held nothing back when it came to her views on hearing people imitating Deaf people and being raised by the Deaf community. And I do agree, they did a darn fine job because she had made quite a name for