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Government’s white paper ignores key demands from disabled fans

By John Pring on 2nd March 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Government’s white paper ignores key demands from disabled fans
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The government has ignored key demands made by disabled fans in its new white paper on football governance, say campaigners. The 99-page A Sustainable Future document mentions disability just once, and even then it calls on clubs to improve accessibility for […]

Survey shows rise in negative attitudes that provide barriers to disabled sports fans

By John Pring on 17th November 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Survey shows rise in negative attitudes that provide barriers to disabled sports fans
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Disabled sports fans are increasingly likely to be confronted by negative attitudes when they attend live sport, according to a new survey. The survey found the proportion of disabled fans who identified the attitudes of others as a barrier to watching […]

Disabled fans continue to face barriers to watching live sport, survey shows

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled fans continue to face barriers to watching live sport, survey shows
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A new survey by a disabled-led charity has highlighted the continuing barriers disabled supporters face in accessing sports venues. Almost a third (30 per cent) of disabled fans who took part in the survey said there were some sports or sporting […]

MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans
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MPs have raised serious concerns about links between football fans and the targeted online abuse of disabled people. The House of Commons petitions committee said in a report this week that it had become “increasingly concerned” about such links during its […]

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