18-08-2014, 02:24 PM
"The problem here is that organisers often plan up to a year in advance Stevie. Players tend to enter about a day in advance!
Let's say the Winter Festival advertises 6 months in advance that their tournament in Alva Street will run as a FIDE-rated event. 3 weeks before the event a disabled player enters who cannot access Edinburgh CC. Where do they play if not in Alva Street?
Organisers therefore have to plan as though there would be 1 or more disabled entrants whose requirements must be met (within reason) in order for the event to be FIDE-rated. And if this can't be done satisfactorily? What then?"
Let me deal with this point by point Andy
1/The problem here is that organisers often plan up to a year in advance Stevie. Players tend to enter about a day in advance! The point about the onus on the disabled player comes into play Andy. The organisers must be given a reasonable amount of time. The guidelines make that clear Andy.
2/ Let's say the Winter Festival advertises 6 months in advance that their tournament in Alva Street will run as a FIDE-rated event. 3 weeks before the event a disabled player enters who cannot access Edinburgh CC. Where do they play if not in Alva Street? That would be a matter for the for the organisers. 3 weeks would be reasonable enough time for arrangements to be made to help the disabled player
3/ Organisers therefore have to plan as though there would be 1 or more disabled entrants whose requirements must be met (within reason) in order for the event to be FIDE-rated. And if this can't be done satisfactorily? What then?" This already happens anyway so organisers already have experience of dealing with disabled entrants. So what's the problem?
" The less advance notice given to the organiser, the less the competitor can expect cooperation."
David Deary's point is most important and is one I agree with.
Let's say the Winter Festival advertises 6 months in advance that their tournament in Alva Street will run as a FIDE-rated event. 3 weeks before the event a disabled player enters who cannot access Edinburgh CC. Where do they play if not in Alva Street?
Organisers therefore have to plan as though there would be 1 or more disabled entrants whose requirements must be met (within reason) in order for the event to be FIDE-rated. And if this can't be done satisfactorily? What then?"
Let me deal with this point by point Andy
1/The problem here is that organisers often plan up to a year in advance Stevie. Players tend to enter about a day in advance! The point about the onus on the disabled player comes into play Andy. The organisers must be given a reasonable amount of time. The guidelines make that clear Andy.
2/ Let's say the Winter Festival advertises 6 months in advance that their tournament in Alva Street will run as a FIDE-rated event. 3 weeks before the event a disabled player enters who cannot access Edinburgh CC. Where do they play if not in Alva Street? That would be a matter for the for the organisers. 3 weeks would be reasonable enough time for arrangements to be made to help the disabled player
3/ Organisers therefore have to plan as though there would be 1 or more disabled entrants whose requirements must be met (within reason) in order for the event to be FIDE-rated. And if this can't be done satisfactorily? What then?" This already happens anyway so organisers already have experience of dealing with disabled entrants. So what's the problem?
" The less advance notice given to the organiser, the less the competitor can expect cooperation."
David Deary's point is most important and is one I agree with.