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Challenges, fears of deaf children being raised by deaf parents

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Founder and Director of the Federation of Deaf Women Empowerment Network Aska Josephine. [Rosa Agutu, Standard]

Most children learn their first verbal words from their parents and guardians, but what happens when the person who is supposed to teach you your first words is deaf, and the only language they can teach you is sign language?

As a child, it can be confusing when you realise that your norm is not everyone else's. This is the story of most children who grew up with deaf parents, who are referred to as Children of Deaf Adults (Coda).

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