28-08-2014, 12:20 AM
Ianbrownlee Wrote:StevieHilton Wrote:The player has to be certified by a consultant before he get the certificate which is done by the local Authorities under the Social work act of 1968. I suspect that it will be the same for deaf people as well. I would suggest contacting the RNID in Glasgow about this.Stevie
are you saying that a player cannot be technically disabled unless he/she has this certificate. That would then that CS (and possibly FIDE) would have to have proof of that certificate and keep a record of it similar to PVG. We would also have to know who holds this certificate and exclude anyone from disability status who doesn't. In other words use RNID or RNIB or DWS as the certifying authority. This needs to get sorted out ASAP
No Ian, that is not what I am saying, of course you can be disabled but not have the certificate stating this.
It is not the RNIB or RNID who issue this certificate. It is the local authority that does so only after the person has been examined. I carry this certificate. When I played my first braille event abroad in 2005 in Greece. I had to deposit a copy with my braille federation. That is how the BCA operate this in regards to its events. You need that certificate to get certain benefits for example, VAt exemption for blind people when purchasing through the RNIB or purchasing braille equipment through another related company.
How Chess Scotland operate this is a matter for CS council