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The tournament will benefit ACCESS Recreation, a Southern Miss-based non-profit initiative devoted to making recreational activities more inclusive. The nine-hole course is designed specifically for people with mobility disabilities, visual impairments. Beginners and participants will play on either the nine or 18-hole course. The courses are in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and features paved pathways connecting courses to each other as well as to parking, restrooms, and a pavilion. Ashe Lake is the first federally funded disc golf course in the country "to focus specifically on players with disabilities," and the first in the nation addressing access for the visually impaired, said Shea Hammond, a graduate assistant in biological sciences who oversaw the development of the course. Those with visual impairments will use discs with buzzers attached so they can hear where the discs land, and bells attached to each hole will help players identify where to throw the disc. Spatially correct maps printed on tactile paper will help players identify the location of obstacles and the direction of trails as they move their hands across these maps. Sponsors for the event include Southern Miss Department of Biological Sciences, Living Independent for Everyone and the U.S. Forest Service. The event is a Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) Tier C Sanctioned Event. To learn more about the Ashe Lake Disc Golf Tournament or about the Ashe Lake Recreational Facility, contact Shea Hammond at 601.266.4378. E-mails should be sent to gsf.president@gmail.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , shea.hammond@usm.edu This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or shane.seal@gmail.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . |
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