12-08-2014, 12:48 AM
Imagine tournaments such as Marymas, Dundee et al applying the guideline "2. The space between rows of tables should be 3m"?
Given the wording of the guidelines what would there be to stop a player insisting on the above thus rendering the previously workable arrangements null and void, with the effect of vastly reducing the capacity?
I think Ians suggestions "1. how many disabled players do we have and what types of disability? Surely we should be finding this out if we don't already We already have a disability officer does he have these facts
2. How many chess clubs already have disabled players and what facilities are utilised. If there are any difficulties what can be done to resolve them" should be looked at first before adopting policies that may impact on the vast majority of chess players.
Tournaments organisers should have an input in this too as they will be directly responsible for any demands/requests put to them by players with disabilities. In my experience I have found that any difficulties faced by players with disabilities are resolved by the organisers and the players enjoy reasonable conditions. An example was when I went to the Oban tournament a few years ago with a friend only to find that with seconds to go to the start of the first round that my friend could not write down his moves. This was immediately resolved by the organiser scribing for my friend and afterward arranging, with no fuss at all, a scribe for future rounds.
Given the wording of the guidelines what would there be to stop a player insisting on the above thus rendering the previously workable arrangements null and void, with the effect of vastly reducing the capacity?
I think Ians suggestions "1. how many disabled players do we have and what types of disability? Surely we should be finding this out if we don't already We already have a disability officer does he have these facts
2. How many chess clubs already have disabled players and what facilities are utilised. If there are any difficulties what can be done to resolve them" should be looked at first before adopting policies that may impact on the vast majority of chess players.
Tournaments organisers should have an input in this too as they will be directly responsible for any demands/requests put to them by players with disabilities. In my experience I have found that any difficulties faced by players with disabilities are resolved by the organisers and the players enjoy reasonable conditions. An example was when I went to the Oban tournament a few years ago with a friend only to find that with seconds to go to the start of the first round that my friend could not write down his moves. This was immediately resolved by the organiser scribing for my friend and afterward arranging, with no fuss at all, a scribe for future rounds.