UK Deaf Sport (UKDS) is a National Disability Sports Organisation and the registered strategic lead for deaf sport across the UK. Our mission is to lead on developing more opportunities for deaf people to participate in sport throughout their lives and to support more deaf athletes to perform on the world stage. We use the term ‘deaf’ to refer to all levels of hearing loss in children, young people and adults, including partial or total loss of hearing. This includes those who may describe themselves as having a ‘hearing loss’ or as ‘deaf’, and includes children and young people who may have glue ear.