What’s special about the football in a football match for blind teams?

In mid-august I spent four days on this FA Level 1 Coaching Course to help equip deaf role model to develop football skills in deaf 10-14 year olds. The course was well delivered, fun and accessible for all ages, abilities & preferred communication styles. There was a wealth of intensive signing practice and I gained some really useful resources to equip me to use football as a vehicle to introduce Ugandan Sign Language with the isolated deaf next year. I can see a deaf football tournament overseas!

It was interesting to meet other deaf adults working in sport, to learn about national deaf football, the deaflympics and efforts being made to increase participation amongst under-represented groups in football, such as the deaf, the blind, amputees etc
(Answer to Q: the ball contains ball-bearings so that it makes a sound when it moves)

How many of the the last 800years has Estonia been occupied by a foreign power?

We visited Estonia to earn from some very successful hearing-deaf partnerships there.

We learnt much from the deaf couples, projects and supporters (pictured) we met in Talinn, Estonia. We had no common spoken language at all. All we had was our native sign-languages, i.e. British, Estonian and Russian! Yet communication was quite easy, and so much fun too.

The Estonian sign for England is not one many Brits. would have chosen!Estonia’s 20th Century history is unbelievable.. We’ve invited them over next year.

(Ans. to Q1: about 700 years)

Interest grows at our kids' school and at the Arua Deaf School

We met the deputy head where all our children go currently, to discuss their schooling and seek their support with some distance-learning resources for when our children are in Arua. They were very positive and even talked about a possible exchange visit!


This week we've applied for visas for our Uganda strategy trip, which takes place in November. That's when I (Adam) will be going out to prepare for our trip, and get more of an idea about how we're going to take the work forward in Arua. We need to pinpoint exactly how we're going to link in to the work there - hopefully via the Deaf School. They already have Ugandan sign language and we're very much hoping they'll share their expertise with us. I managed to get through to the school for a brief chat so they know I'm coming in November at least.