Coda 365

"We are a culture without a land" - Keith Wann

Welcome to our coda365. We have been serving the ASL community all of our coda lives.  We are culturally proud of being a coda 365 days of the year and look to embrace our rich history.   A place where codas can feel a sense of belonging through their language and where Deaf parents can share their experiences raising their hearing children with their native language American Sign Language.

Our coda365  community outreach programs are designed to help those in need. We do not require that you belong to any particular affiliation or financially support our organization in any way. We do ask that you return one good coda365 deed with another and perform an act of kindness for both Deaf and hearing using ASL. This way, the cycle of compassion and goodwill continues indefinitely.

We encourage the use of ASL in the families.
We encourage Deaf and hearing families learning together.

We support hearing people who took time away from their own families to come and learn our families language.  Even if you are not an interpreter but a signing doctor, lawyer, mechanic, etc, we thank you for providing more access to this world for our parents through ASL.

We are always looking for volunteers.

You will find that with coda365 volunteering, you will find happiness, strength, and support
and also are giving back to the culture without a land that helped to define you as a person today.

Our doors are always open.
A place where you can feel normalcy, for we are coda365!
Please join us for one of our many events

Call 727-499-8487

or email Keith@coda365.org for details.

Keith Wann and Windell “Wink” Smith Jr

Keith and Wink have joined forces to bring creative ways to promote and work with the ASL Community, that hope to educate as well as entertain, to help in anyway possible whenever possible. Keith and Wink are far from rich, but together have unstoppable talents and friends that are able to help them create a philanthropy organization that draws it’s revenues from their products, entertainment, donations, fundraisers and corporate sponsorships. Keith and Wink have always dreamed to create an entity to accomplish much good in the community that they love.

Keith Wann (Co-Founder) CI/CT, NIC: Master, MA

Keith Wann, a child of Deaf adults, is an acclaimed  American

Sign Language performing artist who has  been captivating

and amusing audiences with his controlled chaos and total

pandemonium comedy explosions. Wann has quickly

established a reputation for wacky, off-the-wall stories

that ring true with CODAs everywhere and are equally

funny for other members of the deaf community.

For more information about Keith Visit www.KeithWann.com

Windell “Wink” Smith Jr (Co-Founder) NIC: Master

Is honored to be a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Sign Language Interpreter, mentor, advocate for the Deaf, Volunteer Chief Executive Officer of Project N.A.D.I.N.E. (National Advocates on Deafness to Inform, Network and Enrich), Former Vice-President of Oklahoma’s RID chapter,

and workshop presenter on various topics: American Sign Language, Interpreting Services, Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 Disability Rights, and Deaf Rights. Windell is also an entertainer focusing on tales of his childhood as a CODA, Deaf Culture and Community. In addition Windell has also written and produced the award winning ASL DVD entitled Idioms! “Do You See What I’m Saying”?

    Windell takes his passion with him across the United States to promote American Sign Language, Deaf rights and humorous comedy shows. Windell is currently touring with his one man show “Looking Up At Deaf Culture” which brings to life both the tragic, beautiful and hilarious moments of both his own and his parents lives. Windell continues to tour the US with his various workshops (also known as “Winkshops”) for a full list of topics and other information visit: www.WinkASL.com

Mission Statement:

    Coda365 is a organization created by Keith Wann and Windell “Wink” Smith Jr to promote pride in our cultural identity as signing children of Deaf adults. We provide workshops, shows, classes, and scholarships for codas (Child Of Deaf Adults) in the performing arts and interpreting field, along with other types of scholarships!

    The goal of coda365 is to encourage codas to sign and use the language their parents use in order to communicate without limits, to develop a strong bond within the family, and to cherish their native language. American Sign Language (ASL) is a beautiful language and should be adopted into family communication regardless of the child's capacity to hear sounds.  coda365 is a support network for codas of all ages promoting education, awareness and respect for American Sign Language and the unique culture that is a major aspect of our identity.

coda365
1700 Nursery Rd
Clearwater, FL 33756
727-499-8487

Peter Cook

Crom Saunders

Keith Wann

Emilia Lorenti-Wann

Windell "Wink" Smith Jr

Lisa Callsen

Louise Sattler NCSP

Rosa Rodriquez

Dr. Alan Marcus

Kari Clark

Dr. Lisalee Egbert

Marjie Stout

Paula Browning

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