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Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Friday, 4 September 2015, at 2:37 p.m.

In Response To: Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players (Bob Koca)

I think the answer to all your questions depends on the degree of the disability and the skill level of the player. YanKit Chan doesn't need any help from anyone except to know what the dice say and how the opponent has moved.

A beginner or intermediate might need a lot more help. I think this should all be left up to the tournament director to decide just how much help, and when, a disabled person should get. It's kind of silly to set absolutely firm parameters here for unusual situations like this. YanKit is not my only blind student...I have had 3 others, and they all needed a lot more assistance than YanKit.

I am working with two groups of disabled people and depending on the disability, very little to lots of help is needed. Aren't we all disabled to some extent?

Messages In This Thread

• Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
  Rick Janowski -- Thursday, 3 September 2015, at 9:30 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Colin Owen -- Thursday, 3 September 2015, at 10:41 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Art Grater -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 12:13 a.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 1:02 a.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 11:37 a.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 2:21 p.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Phil Simborg -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 2:37 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Philippe Michel -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 9:03 p.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 12:01 a.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Colin Owen -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 12:23 a.m.
          • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
            Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 5:33 a.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Stick -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 3:44 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 4:36 p.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Colin Owen -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 5:21 p.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 5:24 p.m.
          • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
            Rick Janowski -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 8:18 p.m.
            • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
              Colin Owen -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 9:39 p.m.
            • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 11:58 p.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Colin Owen -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 6:11 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Rick Janowski -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 7:11 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Stick -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 9:13 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 10:22 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 5:45 a.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 3:12 p.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 3:49 p.m.