I am incredibly sorry that anyone has had a similar experience in Marka. So it should not be. We arrange ski slopes for everyone to have a venue for the accomplishment and the scenery – no matter your skill level, ” says markasjef in a While, Espen Jonhaugen to the Newspaper.
He has responded after the Newspaper Wednesday published an opinion piece from Camilla Fjeldheim Hovelsrud, who is the mother of a boy with Cerebral palsy.
During a ski trip in Bærumsmarka, she experienced to get tilsnakk, and the son must have been unworthy mouth shut, because he not recovered quickly enough up again after a fall in trail, or because he fell on the “wrong” place.
People should have trampled over the skis of his, kicked away from the poles and pushed their way past. Individual should also have pointed and laughed, then she ploget down the steepest slopes the best of my ability with the little boy between the legs. The reactions should primarily have come from adults.
– Should not feel that you are in the way RESPONDS: Markasjef Espen Jonhaugen responds to the treatment the family received in Marka. Photo: While the Show more
– maybe It is extra sad to hear that there are adult people who have such attitudes. The normal manners in the trail otherwise. When there is a lot of traffic you need to pay attention to each other, ” says Jonhaugen.
He emphasises that, While is committed to delivering the Marka for as many people as possible, particularly for those who for various reasons have an extra threshold to get out.
There will also be a nice and available miniature training arena for those who want to go fast and far. When there is a lot of traffic, at weekends, however, one will have to take extra considerations. He will encourage these to go a bit further away from the most popular trails.
– Fortunately, this is one of the very few stories, While have never heard about similar incidents before. Marka is huge, and no matter where you go, you should not feel that you are in the way for some. I hope the family comes out again and continues to use the arena, ” he concludes.
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Heming IL organizes many skiers in Oslo. Like Jonhaugen mean the chairman of the club, Peder Nergaard, that this is unacceptable behavior.
– It is terrible, and it’s all about common manners. It makes the case extra sad that it is the talk of the adults. Adults should be good role models for young people, ” he says.
Nor did he have heard stories like this in the past. Heming has several runners that use Marka actively to the training and competitions. Then it can go fast, he says, but is keen to stress that everyone is going to have to pay attention to each other, especially on weekends when there is greater pressure than in everyday life.
– Is this something you have addressed towards the runners?
Not specifically, but we encourage on a general basis, to common sense.
He also hope that the family comes quickly out again.
– There is far more good than bad experiences, fortunately.
more Common than we think,
Secretary general of the Norwegian Handikapforbund, Sunniva Ørstavik, is not particularly surprised when she hears the story.
NOT UNUSUAL: Secretary general of the Norwegian Handicapforbund says verbal abuse is more common than we think. Photo: Ivar Kvistum / Norwegian sleddog federation Show more
– the Vilification of people with disabilities are unfortunately much more common than we dare to believe. Therefore, this is not surprising, but no less shameful because of it, ” she says.
She refers to a study from 2016, where it emerged that one of three people with disabilities had experienced hate speech, incitement of violence or harassment.
– We see it not, because we do not believe that it occurs. I will take this opportunity to commend this mother who tells about what she has experienced. It can be quite shameful to stand up with that you are experiencing verbal abuse, but it is incredibly important.
Ørstavik tells us that the government has set in motion a del action plans to address this, but Handikapforbundet calls for several means.
– We must have more training from barnehagealder and more holdningsarbeid. People need to simply open the island, ” she concludes.
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