If you are interested in seeking legal counsel from a lawyer regarding the upcoming Edmonton 2006 World Deaf Golf Championships you can contact him. Be sure to inform the lawyer that in the 2006 World Deaf Golf Championships official website they specifically expressed a rule forbidding the use of a hearing aid during the tournaments.
The rule states:
“It is not allowed to wear hearing aids during the tournament.”
This could also include cochlear implant according to the CISS/Deaflympics regulations.
“Athletes taking part in the Deaf World Championships shall be forbidden from using any hearing aids or cochlear implant aids during competitions.” - Deaf World Championships regulations (updated March 2003).
Who can file a complaint?
A Canadian citizen or a person who is legally present in Canada can file a complaint. Usually the person who has suffered from the discrimination files the complaint but, in certain cases, it may be filed by a third party, such as a relative or a collective bargaining agent. A human rights complaint can be filed with the Commission if:
• It is filed within one year of the alleged events.
• The discrimination is based on one of the eleven prohibited grounds.
• The situation is considered a discriminatory practice under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
The 2006 World Deaf Golf Championships will be the 6th hosted event to be held in Alberta, Canada. Let’s make sure they do not get away for the 6th time by violating Canada’s Human Rights for Deaf, deaf, and hard of hearing golfers who may prefer to use their hearing aids or cochlear implants in Deaf, deaf, hard of hearing related sports events.
Lauri, who is Deaf, made the top five and therefore qualified to represent the U.S. Women’s team at the Deaf World Golf Championships but problems arose when she wore her hearing aid at the U.S. Deaf Golf Championships. She would have played in Stockholm Sweden in July 2004 but was denied the 2004 World Deaf Golf Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. She was not qualified to enter in the eyes of the Deaf World Golf Championships committee. Although the World Deaf Golf Federation was formally established to oversee and sponsor the biennial world deaf golf championships under auspices of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS), this does not give them the right to discriminate Lauri's right to play in the 6th 2006 World Deaf Golf Championships in Edmondton, Canada. The Canadian Human Rights Commision will make sure of that only if they are made aware of the blatant rules and regulations by the CISS/Deaflympics organization against Deaf, deaf, and hard of hearing players who may prefer the use of their hearing aids or cochlear implants during their games.
Lauri has every right to be allowed to compete in the 6th annual World Deaf Golf Championships game in Edmonton, Canada. Your help is needed to bring this to light.
UPDATE: The president of Canada Deaf Golf Association (CDGA) and its associated members have been informed of this travesty. An email was received from the president of CDGA that they will look into this legal matter as soon as possible. The president states that
"....in all deaf sports championships on national and provincial levels, we let our members compete with hearing aidsand/or CI. "
Watch here for further updates....
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