Aims...
- Encourage deaf people to participate in general athletics whatever their ability, gender, religious beliefs, age, sexual orientation or socio-economic status.
- Link deaf people to their local Athletics Club.
- Develop deaf coaches.
- Ensure that deaf UK athletes can realise their talent and fulfil their potential.
- Use the power of sport to engage, unite and motivate people, promote social inclusion and improve health.
- Give individuals responsibility to challenge discriminatory practice and promote inclusion.
- Identify fairness in athletics, equality of access, recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them.
- Be the first point of contact to external organisations that require information relating to deaf athletics/athletes.
- Nurture and encourage high performance athletes to represent Great Britain in Deaf International Competitions, the European Deaf Athletics Championships and the Deaflympics.
- Provide Deaf Awareness Information to Athletics Coaches who deals with deaf people, thus encouraging good communication skills between Deaf and Hearing coaches.
- Assist with organising local and national Deaf Athletics Championships or competitions where deaf athletes are expected to take part.