A Winnipeg man with a bad knee has filed a human rights complaint challenging the refusal of curling authorities to permit him to use a “delivery stick” in competitions that would permit him to throw rocks without bending his knees. The devices have become popular among elderly and disabled curlers, but the Canadian and World curling associations (yes, there turns out to be curling outside Canada) have banned it as giving an unfair advantage, much as golf authorities in the U.S. tried to ban the use of golf carts as a substitute for walking until Casey Martin’s victorious Supreme Court challenge. (“New rule discriminates, says curler”, CBC, Dec. 10)(more on disabled-rights demands in sports competition)
Canada: curling accommodation demanded
A Winnipeg man with a bad knee has filed a human rights complaint challenging the refusal of curling authorities to permit him to use a “delivery stick” in competitions that would permit him to throw rocks without bending his knees. The devices have become popular among elderly and disabled curlers, but the Canadian and World […]
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