I think the goal here is to BALANCE accomodating the team with keeping the fundamental nature of the tournament intact. And I think it can be done. Consider these situations: A) one room sees the questions word by word while another hears the questions B) one room hears a moderator who pronounces every word correctly and clearly, finishing the packet with time to spare, while another room has someone with Scrabble tiles in his mouth who trips over common words and gets through 14 tossups I think situation B, which we've all encountered, presents just as much of a difference among rooms, yet no one contests the legitimacy of the whole tournament, or of cross-game comparisons, based on the presence of one such moderator. Also, I don't think the school that wishes to participate in the MD/DC championship is the same as the one which made such rude demands at UVa's tournament, but I'm not sure. >>I'm no legal expert, but I think the Americans with Disabilities Act provides merely for "public accomodations" and businesses with more than 15 people. Would a tournament be considered a "public accomodation"? I wouldn't think so, but the legal code is so screwed up these days ...) << The ADA is probably the best example of the decline of the rule of law in America...there is almost no way to predict whether or not a particular court will rule that it applies to a given situation. --M.W.
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