NEW DELHI, June 25: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) may soon appoint differently-abled coaches to work with hearing and speech impaired athletes after Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju �agreed in principle� to the recommendation of All India Sports Council for Deaf (AISCFD).
In a virtual meeting with the Sports Minister, which was also attended by 16 other National Sports Federations (NSFs), the AISCFD on Thursday highlighted the need for differently abled coaches for its athletes for clear communication.
�The All India Sports Council for Deaf highlighted the communication problems of their athletes with able bodied coaches and requested the Minister to consider employing differently-abled coaches for hearing and speech impaired athletes,� an NSF official who was present in the meeting told PTI.
