KSÍ launch a new project to raise awareness of Colour blindness in football
Colour blindness is the inability to perceive colours normally. It is one of the world’s most common genetic conditions. However, colour blindness is under-recognised and poorly understood.
Colour blindness can affect everyone related to football – spectators, players, coaches, referees and other staff around the game.
To tackle these issues, KSÍ has launched the project Colourblind in football as part of our Pan-European programme TACBIS. The purpose of the project is to raise awareness of the position of colour-blind participants in football (players, coaches, referees, supporters and others) and what effects it can have if they are not taken into account in their jobs and organisations – during exercises and games. This refers to the colours of cones, vests, competition costumes and more.
The goal of this new project is that all soccer activities and the parties associated with it will become aware of the project by the end of 2020.
You can find more information about KSÍ’s colour blindness in football project on their website here or by watching the video embedded below. #colourblindawareness #colourblind.
We have started a project on colour blindness in football.
The aim of the project is to highlight the status of colour blind people in football#colourblindawareness #colourblind pic.twitter.com/2tR84NOVmj
— Knattspyrnusambandið (@footballiceland) April 30, 2020
TACKLING COLOUR BLINDNESS IN SPORT (TACBIS)
Colour blindness is one of the world’s most common inherited conditions, affecting an estimated 300+ million people worldwide. To address and raise awareness on this issue, EFDN developed the “Tackling Colour Blindness In Sport (TACBIS)” programme.
Together with our programme partners Colour Blind Awareness, Oxford Brookes University, Randers FC and the National Football Associations of Iceland, Romania, and Portugal, EFDN are investigating the prevalence of colour blindness in football (fans and players), identifying barriers to progression for colour blind players and coping mechanisms employed by colour blind players. Ultimately, to raise awareness of colour blindness in sport and society and promote surroundings that are colour blind friendly.
You can learn more about the EFDN TACBIS programme here.
