11-08-2014, 10:14 PM
My tuppence worth is that I don't see any problems with adopting the guidelines.
I personally can think of various ways to overcome the various obstacles to disabled play in the venues I've been to.
The concern about venues could relate to the 2 Disability acts which came in around 2004 and 2010.
As far as I can see, only new build are required to be wholly accessible from the time of the act and all older commercial and professional premises are required to make a "reasonable attempt" to make them accessible.
So old buildings without a lift, for example, would not be required to install one as that would be unreasonable, so I've been told.
Taking the specific example given of Troon's premises there is nothing in the Acts or FIDE guidelines which would prohibit any event taking place in the upstairs lounge, especially as the Railwaymens Assoc. whose premises they are, hold events there as well and are subject to the legislation too.
This does seem, to me, to be a mountain being made out of a molehill and I would think it would not take any time at all to adopt the guidelines as ChessScotland guidelines too.
I personally can think of various ways to overcome the various obstacles to disabled play in the venues I've been to.
The concern about venues could relate to the 2 Disability acts which came in around 2004 and 2010.
As far as I can see, only new build are required to be wholly accessible from the time of the act and all older commercial and professional premises are required to make a "reasonable attempt" to make them accessible.
So old buildings without a lift, for example, would not be required to install one as that would be unreasonable, so I've been told.
Taking the specific example given of Troon's premises there is nothing in the Acts or FIDE guidelines which would prohibit any event taking place in the upstairs lounge, especially as the Railwaymens Assoc. whose premises they are, hold events there as well and are subject to the legislation too.
This does seem, to me, to be a mountain being made out of a molehill and I would think it would not take any time at all to adopt the guidelines as ChessScotland guidelines too.