Ladies Gaelic Football Association given six months to loosen age rules for disability dispensation
A young footballer with cerebral palsy who had been allowed play with teams of younger girls, but was banned from competitive matches when her former team reached under-12s level, has been awarded €5,000 for disability discrimination.
The WRC was told that from the age of seven, the girl had been allowed to play matches with teams of girls a year or two younger than her as an accommodation for her disability.Behind the luxury image, Dubai’s laws and customs create issues for expatriatesAt 13 years of age, she was “the size of an average nine-year-old” and ran at a “very reduced speed” compared to her peers and intended to play under-12s football in 2022, the tribunal recorded.
Following an exchange of correspondence with the girl’s parents, the club took the view that in order to “protect and the club”, the girl could not play “competitive games” at under-12 level – but could keep going to training, the tribunal was told. The decision was affirmed by the county board – and the girl was left “on the sideline for all competitive games” for the rest of the 2022 season, the WRC noted.
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