At the basketball match between Budućnost Voli and Aris, in the sixth round of the Eurocup, the Audio Equity Descriptive Commentary (ADeC)))liveX/EXEDRAMark (audio-descriptive commentary) service was available for the first time in Montenegro for people with visual impairments watching the game live. in the stands.
Thanks to Budućnost, this is the first time that this kind of service is offered for basketball, but also for team sports in general in our country.
"At this match, a person from the Association of the Blind of Montenegro, and at the same time our representative in goalball, Marko Nikolić, experienced and enjoyed the match with the help of this special methodology, which is part of the EXEDRAMark organization, and which aims to establish as an institutional service for basketball and other sports matches in Europe," Budućnosti announced.
This methodology has been tried in many countries, and it started precisely thanks to Aris.
Petar Stanojlović, representative of the ExedraMark organization in Montenegro, believes that this initiative will take root in our country, as is the case in many European and world countries, and also believes that it is our obligation to make sport in Montenegro accessible to everyone.
"In this way, sports clubs and sports federations in Montenegro have the opportunity to present a positive public image to sports fans in the country and in the world, to demonstrate a high level of inclusiveness and accessibility for individuals regardless of their abilities, as well as to gain a hitherto untapped market. We hope that in our country we will be present at every game and in every sport because basketball is for everyone, sport is for everyone, accessible and inclusive!"
Marko Nikolić, who used the audio-descriptive commenting service, said that he attended a historic event from the point of view of inclusivity and accessibility when it comes to sports events for the visually impaired in Montenegro.
"The Eurocup basketball match between Budućnost and Aris did not remain in my fond memory as far as the result is concerned, but it was certainly something special. Namely, I attended a historic event from the point of view of inclusivity and accessibility when it comes to sports events for visually impaired people in Montenegro The experience is great, I am very satisfied above all with Peter's way of communicating, that is, of conveying the match itself, and the approach to the visually impaired person was at a high level. him. Basketball is a specific sport from the point of view of audio description, because it is very dynamic and a lot happens in one attack. Petar coped extremely well in this role and it is clear that he has some experience and that he has undergone training," Nikolić said. .
Nikolić thanked Budućnost.
"This is how I want to thank KK Buducnost Voli, because they have shown, among other things, a socially responsible character, and on the other hand, I recognize their desire to participate in the creation of an inclusive system, so that visually impaired people can enjoy sports events equally as others. I hope future cooperation with them, and not only with them, but also with other clubs and national associations," said Nikolić.
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