26-08-2014, 06:29 PM
Ian,
I think all that you say makes sense. However, the issue of the deaf player playing the blind player is not as quite as straightforward as you suggest. You could argue (quite reasonably) that the deaf player is not refusing to play the blind player because the blind player is blind, but because they themselves are deaf. The deaf player cannot monitor that the blind player's moves are being played correctly. So, by pairing the deaf playing with a blind player you giving the deaf player a disadvantage that an able bodied player would not have - is that discrimination?
Matt
I think all that you say makes sense. However, the issue of the deaf player playing the blind player is not as quite as straightforward as you suggest. You could argue (quite reasonably) that the deaf player is not refusing to play the blind player because the blind player is blind, but because they themselves are deaf. The deaf player cannot monitor that the blind player's moves are being played correctly. So, by pairing the deaf playing with a blind player you giving the deaf player a disadvantage that an able bodied player would not have - is that discrimination?
Matt