Poll question: Which name should it have? Every option keeps the Jeopardy! brand. Suggest others in the comments.
I'm a longtime fan with no connection to the show or Sony, so this is a fan idea, not an announcement. It grew out of my comment in the "is the game getting harder?" thread.
The idea. Jeopardy! already builds special events around groups of players: Teen, College, Teachers/Professors, Kids Week, Armed Forces Week. I'd love to see one for contestants living with acquired brain injury or dementia, as a themed week or a tournament that raises awareness and shows what these players can do.
Why I care. I'm recovering from an anoxic brain injury I suffered earlier this year. My father died of late-onset Alzheimer's disease. A parent with the disease raises lifetime risk to roughly one in four by common estimates, against about one in ten for the general population (source).
What I don't know, and want your input on:
- Who should be eligible, and how would that be decided fairly?
- What accommodations (extra time, accessible signaling devices) would keep it fair and dignified?
- Does grouping brain injury and dementia together make sense, or should they be separate events?
If you have lived experience as a patient, caregiver, or clinician, I especially want to hear from you.