UKDS Supporting Deaf Women & Girls in Sport

UK Deaf Sport is very excited to be one of the 16 projects supported by National Lottery Fundingthrough Sport England. 

All 16 projects will be aimed at engaging women and/or Black, Asian or minority ethnic communities in coaching, volunteering. 

This funding is the first real opportunity UK Deaf Sport has had to focus specifically on creating more opportunities for deaf girls and women to lead and volunteer within their local sporting activities and opportunities. 

Over the next two years we will engage with a wide range of deaf groups and organisations including Deaf women community groups to ensure that the project continually supports deaf girls and women in the right way possible. Through this project we want to understand the barriers faced, increase the number of meaningful and sustainable sporting opportunities whilst also creating more leadership opportunities for deaf girls and women within the sport sector. 

Really exciting times ahead! 

Our next steps will be to recruit a project officer to lead on this so watch this space. If you have any questions about this project, please contact us at info@ukds.org.uk

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UK Deaf Sport works with the following partners:

the_fa
spot_england
england_cricket
british_gymnastics
eng_athletics
eng_netball
london_sport
disability_bowls
british_blind_sport
badminton_england
lta_tennis
sense
activity_alliance
eng_golf
eng_cricket_association_deaf
swim_england
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UK Deaf Sport works in partnership with key organisations to ensure that deaf children, young people and adults have equal opportunities to participate and excel in sport and physical activity as their hearing counterparts from grassroots to elite level.

As the National Governing Body for Deaf Sport, UK Deaf Sport are responsible for ensuring good governance including the administration and coordination of deaf sport teams competing abroad at both a British and Home Nation level. UK Deaf Sport is also responsible for the selection and management of the DeaflympicsGB Team, the official team that represents Great Britain at the Summer and Winter Deaflympics.
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