Accepted for publication in Sign Language Studies, Volume 5, Number 2, 2005 Parental Hearing Status and Signing Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students * Ross E. Mitchell and Michael A. Karchmer Gallaudet Research Institute Gallaudet University * Correspondence may be addressed to the authors at the Gallaudet Research Institute, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002-3695 or ross.mitchell@gallaudet.edu. We gratefully acknowledge the following people for their work to make available the 2001-2002 Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth: Sue Hotto (Coordinator), Kay Lam, Russ Perkins, Dana Schlang, Linda Stamper, and John Woo. All errors and omissions remain the sole responsibility of the authors.