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Article: AMERICAN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF, INC.
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- Palaestra
- Article date:
- September 22, 1999
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The goal of the USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF) is to provide children and adults who are deaf and hard-of-hearing with opportunities to compete with their peers, as well as the larger society of athletes. Through the United States Olympic Committee's National Governing Bodies, the USADSF produces competitive United States Teams at the Deaf World Games. The spirit of the USADSF incorporates universal values of self-respect, sportsmanship, and competition which transcends all boundaries of geography, nationality, gender, age, race, and religion. Readers are invited to visit their web site at www.usadsf.org/for further information including their newsletter, photo ...