The thrill of real-time Cup for the blind

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The thrill of real-time Cup for the blind



The fans with visual impairments can enjoy an unprecedented games of the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010. Six of the stadiums that will get the stars of world football for a month will make available live broadcast of matches on 15 seats equipped with headphones and trained storytellers who will comment in real time the moves underway in the lawn. Each of the six stages will still have another 15 seats reserved for guides that will accompany the visually impaired, while specially trained volunteers will assist in the arenas. A service unprecedented in the sports scene in South Africa

The initiative was launched by the Association of the Blind Switzerland (SNAB) and the National Council of the Blind of South Africa (SANCB), with financial support of FIFA. The goal is to make the competition accessible to all.
Sony, a partner of FIFA, the transmitters needed to provide people in the stadiums have access to free receipt of the comments about the game. The SANCB guarantee that tickets will be allocated fairly and correctly, but reports that only a very limited amount of tickets for 19 matches and is still available at http://www.sancb.org.za/

"Football is a universal sport and must be accessible to all. So great is our satisfaction in making the incredible experience of a live game at the stadium also accessible to the visually impaired," said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. "This project represents another platform for sports in South Africa and creates a legacy of facilities and services in the fields of football for visually impaired people in the country."

The Institute for the Advancement of Journalism was responsible for hiring, training and coordination of audio descriptors, while students of the Academy of Sound Engineering will perform the technical functions necessary to ensure that audio descriptions are correctly transmitted to the fans with disabilities visually present in the stadiums.

The service will be offered in the following stages:
Soccer City (Johannesburg): 8 matches
Ellis Park (Johannesburg): 7 matches
Loftus Versfeld (Tshwane / Pretoria): 6 matches
Durban (Durban): 7 matches
Nelson Mandela Bay (Nelson Mandela Bay / Port Elizabeth): 8 matches
Green Point (Cape Town): 8 matches

Source: http://pt.fifa.com/ (06/08/2010)

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Fifa relay games with sign language



Posted by: Vera (Deficient mindful) | Category (s): Accessibility, Accessible Sports | Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 0
Games with international sign language are available on the website of the organization shortly after the end of matches

FIFA announced on Thursday that will relay video chronicles the 64 World Cup matches, using the international language of signs to allow people with hearing impairments can enjoy the best possible way of fighting the top competition in world football.

The initiative, outlined by FIFA as unprecedented and will be conducted through the official website of the entity expects to receive about 70 million people with hearing problems worldwide.

"Football is a universal sport and should be accessible to all. For this reason, it is a pleasure for us to offer this service for people with hearing loss," said FIFA President Joseph Blatter in a statement published by the official website entity.

According to FIFA, the videos with the international sign language are available on the official website of the organization shortly after the end of each World Cup clash.

Source: State of São Paulo (08/06/2010)
Reference: Free Life More