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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Relegated Premier League clubs ‘should use part of “parachute” millions on access’

By John Pring on 24th May 2018 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Relegated Premier League clubs ‘should use part of “parachute” millions on access’
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Some of the country’s top football clubs have been told by the equality watchdog to spend some of the millions of pounds they receive when promoted and relegated from the Premier League to improve access for disabled fans. The call to […]

Five Premier League clubs ‘have let disabled fans down’ over access

By John Pring on 26th October 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Five Premier League clubs ‘have let disabled fans down’ over access
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Five Premier League football clubs have let their disabled fans down by failing to meet a pledge on access standards by this autumn, say campaigners. The Premier League promised two years ago that all its clubs would by this August meet […]

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 […]

Disabled fans divided over Manchester United’s overdue access improvements

By John Pring on 30th March 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disabled fans divided over Manchester United’s overdue access improvements
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Long-overdue plans to improve access at the country’s biggest football club have divided its disabled supporters. Although the official disabled supporters’ association at Manchester United has welcomed the plans, which will eventually see the number of wheelchair spaces increase from just […]

Equality watchdog puts 18 questions on access to every Premier League club

By John Pring on 19th January 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Equality watchdog puts 18 questions on access to every Premier League club
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The equality watchdog has asked every Premier League football club to explain how they are complying with their legal duties to provide reasonable adjustments for disabled supporters under the Equality Act. Rebecca Hilsenrath, chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights […]

Premier League club admits it will break promise on wheelchair spaces

By John Pring on 5th January 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Premier League club admits it will break promise on wheelchair spaces
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One of the country’s 20 top football clubs has admitted that it will breach a promise made by the Premier League that all of its stadiums would meet strict access standards by August 2017. When the Premier League, the governing body […]

Premier League has been dishonest on access, says disability commissioner

By John Pring on 20th October 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Premier League has been dishonest on access, says disability commissioner
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Football’s Premier League has been branded dishonest by the equality watchdog’s disability commissioner, over its attitude to access and inclusion. Lord [Chris] Holmes told MPs that there had not been “anything like an inclusive culture” in the Premier League and in […]

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