She said it was not something that could be determined in the abstract but if a man brought a complaint to the Commission, staff would deal with it in the same manner as all other complaints. "As part of the investigation, staff would assess the impact on the women's team if men were allowed to play on it. It may be that allowing men to play would have a detrimental impact on the women's team and women would lose the opportunity to play at all. In such a case it may be necessary to have exclusively women's teams to ensure that women have access to the sport."

Scott said that was not the situation in the Laverty case. "Laverty was able to win a spot on the men's team because she was an exceptionally skilled soccer player. There was no suggestion during the investigation that women would be able to compete on the men's team in any significant numbers. Her right to compete for a spot on the team did not have a detrimental impact on the men."

The deadline for applications is April 15, with the winner being announced on May 23 at a special kick-off event leading up to Access Awareness Week (May 26 to June 1).

The week used to be called National Access Awareness Week (NAAW), but at the end of May funding for NAAW will end, said Bev Boehm, executive director of Saskatchewan Voice of People with Disabilities and a member of the Saskatchewan Access Awareness steering committee. She said the Saskatchewan steering committee will endeavour to keep Access Awareness Week alive in Saskatchewan, even though there will be no financial support from a national body. She said they're hoping to find provincial sponsors to assist with funding.

The kick-off event for Saskatchewan Access Awareness Week is at the Travelodge Hotel in Regina, May 23, at 7 p.m. It is being held in conjunction with the annual general

Scholarship application forms are available from the office of the Saskatchewan Voice of People with Disabilities in Regina. For more information, call (306)569-3111.