'Enough is enough.'
, a deaf and blind swimmer, shared this Instagram post with her"gut-wrenching decision to withdraw from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics." The reason? The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has denied her a reasonable and essential accommodation — a"trusted personal care assistant" .
Since 2017, Meyers said, the USOPC has approved the use of a trusted PCA at all international swim meets because of her disabilities. But not this year because of COVID restrictions, which she understands.
"I strongly believe the reduction in staff was not intended to reduce the number of essential support staff for Paralympians, like PCAs, but to reduce the number of nonessential staff," Meyers said in the interview. She added that PCAs make it possible for athletes with disabilities to complete in a setting like the Paralympics. They are essential, because they're needed to help Paralympians navigate the venue and give them the ability to trust their surroundings.
In her Instagram post, Meyers said,"In 2021, why as a disabled person am I still fighting for my rights?" She didn't make this decision on a whim and said it was agonizing. In the interview, she said she's trained for five years to get back to this point,"But enough is enough. I need to speak up for the next athlete who is deaf-blind or disabled in another way. As Paralympians, we train as hard as our counterparts, the Olympians.
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