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FA joins list of organisations discriminating in government COVID test programme

By John Pring on 29th April 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

FA joins list of organisations discriminating in government COVID test programme
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The Football Association (FA) has become the latest organisation to discriminate against disabled people taking part in a government programme of events that is testing how post-lockdown crowds can safely return to sports and cultural venues.  At least two of the […]

Top sports clubs are ‘sailing close to the wind’ on access

By John Pring on 7th November 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Top sports clubs are ‘sailing close to the wind’ on access
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Many sports clubs across England and Wales are “clearly” in breach of equality laws, according to the boss of two charities that fight for the rights of disabled sports fans. Joyce Cook was speaking at the opening of the new offices […]

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