Motion 1 (wording to go to Council)

[Ianbrownlee]

Ian,
I. 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.

aha flaw in your logic kemo sabey. The deaf player presupposes his opponent can communicate his moves to the deaf player therefore his expectation cannot be met unless a third party is present, therefore the arbiter should know in advance that such a draw may be possible and either provide a third party or instruct in advance one or both players to provide the third party, therefore eliminating the scenario you present ( or avoid the draw in the first place which technically I think he can do). I'm sure having two or more disabled people in a tournament increases the possibility of helpers being available.