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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 […]

Survey shows discrimination and abuse experienced by disabled fans at away matches

By John Pring on 2nd June 2022 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Survey shows discrimination and abuse experienced by disabled fans at away matches
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Hundreds of disabled football fans have described how they have been subjected to offensive songs or chants, verbal abuse and other discriminatory behaviour when following their teams to away matches. They were responding to a survey carried out by the disabled-led […]

Football review by Tory MP makes one mention of disabled people in 162 pages

By John Pring on 2nd December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Football review by Tory MP makes one mention of disabled people in 162 pages
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Disabled campaigners have said they are “extremely disappointed” at the failure of a review of football governance in England to include more than a passing mention of disabled fans. The Fan Led Review of Football Governance, published last week, was commissioned […]

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 […]

Wembley violence and chaos ‘could have been catastrophic’ for disabled supporters

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Wembley violence and chaos ‘could have been catastrophic’ for disabled supporters
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The violence and chaos that preceded Sunday’s Euro 2020 final at Wembley could have been “catastrophic” for disabled supporters attending the game, according to a user-led campaigning organisation. Reports have emerged that ticketless England fans who forced their way into the […]

Football clubs can still do more on access, says Paralympian

By John Pring on 28th January 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Football clubs can still do more on access, says Paralympian
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One of the country’s leading Paralympians has called on football clubs to do more to improve access for disabled supporters. Six-time Paralympian Stephen Miller, a founding member of Newcastle United Disabled Supporters Association (NUDSA), said there had been a “massive progression” on […]

EHRC threatens Premier League clubs with formal investigations over access failings

By John Pring on 27th April 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

EHRC threatens Premier League clubs with formal investigations over access failings
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Only three out of 20 Premier League football clubs have met minimum requirements on providing accessible spaces and seating for disabled fans, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). A new EHRC review says Premier League clubs have made […]

Premier League ‘should be ashamed’ of treatment of blind fans

By John Pring on 14th August 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Premier League ‘should be ashamed’ of treatment of blind fans
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Most Premier League football clubs have inaccessible websites and fail to provide audio-described commentary for blind and partially-sighted supporters, according to a new survey by a user-led charity. The survey of the 20 Premier League clubs found only four of them […]

Barclays, Nike, EA Sports and Carlsberg refuse to criticise Premier League on access

By John Pring on 31st July 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Barclays, Nike, EA Sports and Carlsberg refuse to criticise Premier League on access
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Four of the best-known business brands in Britain have refused to criticise the Premier League for its “glacial” slowness in improving access to football grounds, despite concerns raised by a disabled peer. Lord [Chris] Holmes, a Conservative peer and retired Paralympian, […]

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