Many Deaf people enjoy sport and there are a number of professional Deaf sports people around the world and many sporting bodies that have been established.

[Edit]1 Deaf sporting bodies

• The World Deaf Games

• Australian Deaf Games

• • Deaf Football (with inter-state matches usually held on long weekends in June, either in Brisbane or Sydney)

[Edit]2 Famous Deaf sports people

• Cindy-Lu Fitzpatrick – swimming in the Commonwealth Games

[Edit]3 Resources

A DVD for Deaf sportspeople and their trainers (who often are hearing and need Deaf awareness training), produced by BTW Productions.

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