19-08-2014, 08:48 PM
Andy, trust me, if I take offence you wouldn't be in any doubt about it.
As it happens, I haven't, and doubt I will.
The more fanciful scenarios dreamed up, I feel, only serve to obscure the real issues by taking attention away from them.
I don't think the organiser of an event can take responsibility for the access and facilities, they could only be taken to task for the decision to hold the event in an unsuitable venue if a complaint was made.
If they could show that the said venue was the only suitable one within the budget and in the area the organiser of the event wished it to take place then it would be a harsh decision to level any penalty against them in my opinion.
It's not so much the pointing out of possible problems, it's, in some cases, the failure to accept that guidelines for the Disabled to enable them to play chess are actually needed, and are about 10 years or so behind the rest of the country as most organisations already have had such guidelines or instructions or rules or whatever you call them in place for the activities they undertake so , in my opinion, the discussion should be about what guidelines are needed and not if guidelines are needed.
As it happens, I haven't, and doubt I will.
The more fanciful scenarios dreamed up, I feel, only serve to obscure the real issues by taking attention away from them.
I don't think the organiser of an event can take responsibility for the access and facilities, they could only be taken to task for the decision to hold the event in an unsuitable venue if a complaint was made.
If they could show that the said venue was the only suitable one within the budget and in the area the organiser of the event wished it to take place then it would be a harsh decision to level any penalty against them in my opinion.
It's not so much the pointing out of possible problems, it's, in some cases, the failure to accept that guidelines for the Disabled to enable them to play chess are actually needed, and are about 10 years or so behind the rest of the country as most organisations already have had such guidelines or instructions or rules or whatever you call them in place for the activities they undertake so , in my opinion, the discussion should be about what guidelines are needed and not if guidelines are needed.