English Bridge Union
Accommodating Disabled Players
These regulations have been proposed by the L&EC for the use of any sponsoring organisation Accommodating Disabled Players Disabled players are welcome at EBU tournaments. Occasionally they will have difficulty with the mechanics of the game as normally played. The following regulations are intended to assist when difficulties arise. 1. Commencing play i) Any player is entitled to require that the dealer and vulnerability be stated at the commencement of each board. 2. Bidding i) Bidding boxes are to be used when this is possible. ii) If the use of bidding boxes by one or more players is not possible, then all players should call their own bids (where this is possible). iii) The opponents of any player unable to use a bidding box have the option to require that bidding boxes are used in addition to spoken bids, in which case the bidding box of the player unable to use it should be operated by one of the opponents. 3. Play i) When all players except dummy can see cards played normally, play continues as normal. ii) When a player, other than dummy, is unable to see cards played normally, then (subject to the option in 3.C) all players are to call their own cards as played. iii) The opponents of a player unable to see cards played normally have the option to require that all cards (but not the cards of one or more players to the exclusion of the others) are called by dummy as played. iv) Cards must be named in full and in a consistent manner. 4. General i) If it is impracticable for these regulations to be followed in whole or in part, the Tournament Director is authorised to specify the manner in which the bidding and play shall proceed. Players requiring stationary positions, strong lighting, pre-sorted cards or any other special assistance are requested to notify their needs in advance when entering tournaments, and arrangements will be made for the Tournament Directors on site to deal with the practical arrangements.
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