Supporting Deaf People to Play Squash

Last week Squashsite365 posted the following news:

"Deaf people will soon have more opportunities to play squash, as a new resource is launched to pave the way to make the game more accessible. 

The guide, Deaf-Friendly Squash, is the first of its kind and has been produced by England Squash &Racketball (ESR) in partnership with the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) and UK Deaf Sport (UKDS). The resource aims to show coaches how, through following simple steps, deaf people can be taught to play and enjoy squash. 

The guide is accompanied by a video which features a range of signs to help coaches support deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) to communicate. For the full article click here"

Locally in Peterborough Racxsports have delivered a series of free deaf-friendly training sessions to PDDCS members. Dan, the coach, is making great efforts to improve the deaf awareness with the organisation.

Deaf young people are welcome to join their following mainstream sessions:

Primary school aged/maybe year 7 - Saturdays from 10:30 am

Secondary school aged and above, inc. adults - 11:45 - 12:45