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Watchdog writes to Man Utd after stewards confiscate walking aids from fans

By John Pring on 5th June 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Watchdog writes to Man Utd after stewards confiscate walking aids from fans
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to write to Manchester United and football’s Premier League after Disability News Service (DNS) passed on concerns that disabled fans had had their mobility aids confiscated by stewards. Staff at Manchester United’s Old […]

Equality watchdog contradicts football’s Premier League over access

By John Pring on 29th May 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Equality watchdog contradicts football’s Premier League over access
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Football’s Premier League has been criticised by disabled fans and the equality watchdog after defending clubs that have failed to provide enough wheelchair-accessible spaces in their grounds. Surveys have found that most Premier League grounds are falling far short of the […]

Pressure on Premier League to boost access, after massive TV rights windfall

By John Pring on 21st February 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Pressure on Premier League to boost access, after massive TV rights windfall
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Premier League football clubs would be guilty of a “scandalous” failure if they do not use some of a multi-billion pound TV rights windfall to improve access at their grounds according to the equality watchdog’s disability commissioner. The Conservative peer Lord […]

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