So what’s the big deal about competing when your deaf, your body still works the same, you just can’t hear the starters gun or referees whistle. WRONG
Apart from the fact that deafness is often accompanied by a lack of speech, it also seriously affects the balance and co-ordination making it almost impossible for a deaf athlete to compete on the same level as a hearing one. It could be said that a deaf athlete has to work even harder than and able-bodied athlete just to keep on an equal footing.
There is one important thing to remember whether you are Deaf, Disabled or Able Bodied and that is to have FUN