Including People with Disabilities in Your Club Assessment

Including People with Disabilities in Holy Family Golden Gloves

HFGG are committed to delivering a fully inclusive service to all young people regardless of ability and will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to allow this to happen.

The club is committed to working with the IABA (Stephan Mills) & Disability Sport NI to ensure that all options are explored that will allow a young person with a disability to take part in club activities.

Club Name: HFGG

Disability Group Equipment Coaching Modifications that will be considered and reviewed Physical Disabilities Disability Awareness Training to The club have no experience of ie wheelchair user, amputees etc The club will ensure venues are fit be delivered – Induction – Actual dealing with young people in for purpose – we have a ramp CPD commitment wheelchairs other than access accommodating them at fights in Seek advise from Disability Sport the club – in regards to & IABA Disability reasonable adjustments the club are willing to work with DSNI however in regards to integration it may proof difficult to integrate people with this category of disability. Deaf/Hard of Hearing No adjustments – for health and Disability Awareness Training to No rule adaptions – the club will safety participants will be be delivered – Induction – Actual be committed to having a encouraged to take hearing aids CPD commitment coaches(s) training in sign out and wear protective headgear language in the event that a deaf/hard of hearing person wants to join Direction signs and speaking slow to allow for mouth reading Blind/Partially Sighted No adjustments – encourage Disability Awareness Training to The fight/exercise should be wearing of bright colour gloves/ be delivered – Induction – Actual played on a flat surface – grass rely on coach speech as a guide CPD commitment not ideal

The club will encourage exercises Advise to be sought from were boxers wear eye patches or Disability Sport & IABA blindfolds to get an insight into being blind or partially sighted

Learning Disability Use SAQ equipment which is Disability Awareness Training Clear space, extra coach time ie. Downs syndrome, ADHA, designed to improve fundamental autism, moderate learning motor abilities. Allow for extra time and effort for disability, severe learning these young people – provide a Noted from experience that the disability Majority of existing equipment “Buddy” to mentor and support club have integrated young and standard equipment is fit for the development of young people people with Autism, ADHA and purpose who have this type of disability. moderate learning difficulties into the mainstream club activities Focus on keeping them involved very easy and engaged

Work with parents also to ensure service is to an acceptable standard and to get direct feedback into any tips to make the young person comfortable.