Working with disabilities
- 1. Working with Disabilities Leon Quigley – Isle of Wight
- 2. How Common is Disability? • Disabilities at Isle of Wight FNMs • Disabilities at SWR Judge Conference Main Topics • Common (and not-so-common) conditions within the Magic community • Mitigating issues
- 3. Approaches to Disability • Tournament integrity is your top priority • Putting the player first – equality of opportunity • Negative attitudes Terminology The Notorious "Spazy McGee" • Young players
- 4. Source of Conditions In a rough order of likelihood: • Developmental • Emotional event • Physical injury • Ageing
- 5. Types of Condition • Processing • Unusual Psychology • Physical • Sensory • Nonvisible
- 6. Processing • Dyslexia Reader Oracle text • Dyspraxia Time Shuffler • Dyscalculia
- 7. Unusual Psychology • Autistic spectrum conditions Pro-activity Clearness Firmness • Attention Deficit Disorders Firmness • Anxiety/Depression/PTSD Quiet, separate area Fixed seating
- 8. Physical A little inspiration • Mobility Fixed seating Awareness • Dexterity Shuffler – “significant and exceptional circumstances” Slow play?
- 9. Sensory • Hearing Impairment Always look at the person you’re talking to Visual aids • Visual impairment Some more inspiration And yet more Reader/Scanner Fixed seating Braille sleeves Foils
- 10. • Asthma • Epilepsy Types of seizure: tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, myoclonic, absence, and atonic seizures. • Narcolepsy First aid-trained staff Fixed seating/access Nonvisible
- 11. Judging with Disabilities • Judging with dyslexia Help is at hand Technical support • Judging with Autistic Spectrum Conditions You are not alone A personal experience • Disabled Judges Resource Group