Part 2 is now posted and the tie ups have begun
Skip this First post if you want to avoid spoilers.
OK so I have what I think is an original concept. The idea is a competition designed to raise awareness about special needs. It’s based in the high school system and students get a credit for compleating the course. They can also win scholarships and other prizes, all stuff the students need for university/collage.
Participants go to a camp where they spend the next month or so for the competition, the concept is that every day the competitors line up and draw cards that represent "impairments" for example one could draw a "mute card” this represents the inability to speech and that person would be gagged for the day. There cards draw are in 2 colors Green and yellow a green card means that’s your only impairment for the day, a yellow card is the same thing but the participant draws a second to go with it, if the second card is yellow again they draw another, a participant can have up to 3 impairments for one day.
The story follows 3 girls who sign up for the competition so they can take an extra spare, this meant that while they don’t have to win they do have to complete the course or they will have to come back for an extra year of high school. (All are grade 12) There is Kate Sara and Jen; Kate is 5.6, with brown hair slim and well built, she is mature and intelligent and a bit skeptical when she need to be: Sara is 5.8 dirty blond, vary athletic good humored, laughs at mostly everything and has a vary authoritative personality, she’s not mean but she doesn’t take and BS: and Jen is 5.2 and vary skinny, she is a bit shy ad slightly socially awkward (just a bit) goes to parties but doesn’t really know what to do when she’s there.
The scoring system is based on accumulating points, every day after roll call and the dishing out of impairments participants will compete in that days "event" or "challenge" the event is generally some form of obstacle course or endurance challenge (think Survivor) a participant can earn from 0-5 points during the challenge. These points are accumulated over the course of the competition. If a person’s impairment prevents them from competing they receive a zero. The idea of the competition is not to be fair but to represent the unfairness of real life situations. Someone who has their hands restrained is less likely to get 4 or 5 points then someone who is just gagged. Unless the day’s event involves teamwork in which case not being able to speech could be a major fall back.
Safety is taken very seriously as a result of all the restraints and such, so during these competions things like fall harnesses, protective knee and elbow pads, lifejackets, protective vests, and helmets are used whenever there is a chance of them being needed, they also tend to be much more extreme then required. For example a large hockey or football helmet and elbow and knee pads are often used in simple running and jumping courses. Or a full body fall harness being used when there is risk of falling 3 or 4 feet. EXT. A fall or 3 or feet for someone who is only gagged in nothing but someone with their hands and arms tightly locked behind them might suffer serious injury.
Sleeping and travel arrangements are determined by a contestants score. The worse they are doing the more heavily restrained they are for sleeping and transportation. The restraints used for this represent real life situations for people with mental health problems. I.e. medical and special needs restraints such as humane restraints and EZOn vests. The exception to this is the "level 4" restraints which are more restrictive than anything used in real life.
Daily "impairments"
• gag - various forms
• blindfold
• facemask
• earmuffs
• sensory deprivation hood
• handcuffs (front) - 5inc, 3inc, or hinged
• handcuffs (back) - 5inc 3inc, or hinged
• bondage mittens
• Hobble - short medium or long
• Hobble with spreader bar - short medium or wide
• Full irons (ankle cuffs, wrist cuffs, collar) - short medium or long
• neck brace
• Back brace
• arm braces
• Leg braces (includes crutches)
• combination neck and back brace
• Wheel chair (includes chest harness and leg immobilization)
• Straight jacket
• Full immobilization (usually on an "enhanced" spine board)
• binding ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 or 5)
If a participant draws a “binding " card they then draw the specified number of binding cards
Short = touching or as close as possible
Medium = some room for movement
Long = can move fairly freely
• knee binding - short medium or long
• Thigh binding - short medium or long
• elbow binding - short medium or long
• upper arm binding - short medium or long
• wrist binding - short medium or long
• ankle binding - short medium or long
• wrist to ankle binding - short medium or long
• wrist to waist binding - short medium or long
• wrist to chest binding - short medium or long
• ankle to thigh binding - short medium or long
• ankle to chest binding - short medium or long
• upper arm to chest binding - short medium or long
• ext
Sleeping and travel arrangements
Level 0 - more than 10 points above average
Free Movement zone
Sleeping arrangements
Simple tied down sheets, free movement with bed, cannot get out of bed.
Travel arrangements
Locked 3 point harness, free movement within seat, cannot leave seat.
Level 1 - 10 above average to 10 below average
Average/start zone
Sleeping arrangements
Basic waste strap, holds person in place in bed, allows movement of legs and upper body and rolling, does not allow waist to move position.
Travel arrangements
Harness Vest (EZ-ON) Shoulder waist and crotch straps; Allows free movement of arms and legs but holds upper body to seat, does not allow user to lean forward or slouch.
Level 2 - 11 to 15 below average
Additional restraint zone
Sleeping arrangements
basic bed harness, shoulder waist and crotch straps; holds person in place in bed, allows movement of arms and legs holds upper body and prevents rolling and sitting up.
Travel arrangements
Harness Vest (EZ-ON)Shoulder waist and crotch straps with wrist and ankle restraints; Allows free movement of upper arms and legs but holds body and does not allow wrists and ankles much movement, does not allow user to lean forward or slouch.
Level 3 - 16 to 20 below average
Heavy restraint zone
Sleeping arrangements
Basic bed harness, shoulder waist and crotch straps, wrist and ankle cuffs; holds person in place in bed, allows some movement of upper arms and legs holds upper body and prevents rolling and sitting up, secures wrists and ankles to edges of the bed.
Travel arrangements
Harness Vest (EZ-ON)Shoulder waist and crotch straps with upper arm, wrist, ankle restraints neck brace and head strap; Allows some movement of upper legs but holds torso and upper arms and does not allow wrists and ankles any movement, does not allow user to lean forward or slouch and holds head in a ridged position facing forward.
Level 4 - more than 20 points below average
Full Immobilization or "dependency" zone
Full body bed harness, shoulder, chest waist and crotch straps, upper arm wrist upper and lower leg and ankle cuffs; holds person in place in bed, allows no movement of upper arms and legs holds upper body and prevents rolling and sitting up, secures arms tightly to persons sides and legs straight together centered in bed. Includes a neck brace and head strap that holds head in rigid position and a sensory deprivation hood and inflatable gag.
*** If a contestant falls to below 20 points they enter the "dependency" zone in which they do not leave there bed or restraint system if a contestant goes a full 24 hours in this zone they are bumped to within 20 points of average. A contestant can opt out of this but is then expelled from the competition.
Any feed back appreciated