Many sports require a large degree of communication and interaction:  with players, coaches, officials, and other audible stimuli such as whistles, sirens, and bells. For many members of the DHH community, these barriers may represent disadvantages and deterrents. However, tennis is markedly different. It is an individual game requiring none of the aforementioned audible cues. Scoring and refereeing can be done and kept from afar, and a player need only focus on him or herself, the court, the opponent, and the match at hand.

Roy and Tom recognized more potential in DhhEAF than simply providing a source of physical activity for members of the DHH community. They did and do recognize the level of isolation and loneliness members of the DHH community may be subject to, and how that may impact areas of their lives aside from physical activity. They travel to schools weekly and offer the DhhEAF program in a manner that parallels that of a scholarship.  Participants engage in a contract of sorts, agreeing to maintain and improve their efforts towards schoolwork and good behavior both at school and at home in exchange for the opportunity to learn and play tennis. They participate alongside fellow members of the DHH community who may be dealing with similar struggles and reaping similar rewards via DhhEAF, further increasing the feeling of inclusion DhhEAF strives to create. The multitude of benefits experienced from this contract is felt not only by the students, but also their families, teachers, and administrators.

DhhEAF has been a tremendous success over the course of the past decade. Researched and anecdotal evidence both show that the program is specifically working in targeting and improving the lives of children in the DhhEAF community.  While Roy and Tom are thrilled to continue their proven efforts, they would also love to expand the program. They and the rest of the DhhEAF team have numerous tennis contacts across the country.