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Post by upthespitfires on Mar 12, 2020 21:57:17 GMT
Last month Eastleigh FC hosted a fans' forum for Level Playing Field, which was well attended by disabled supporters groups and disability liaison officers from Southampton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Havant & Waterlooville.
It was very much a learning curve for us as a club, but also very exciting knowing that we are now part of a national organisation dedicated to disabled sports fans.
In 2005 Level Playing Field established "Weeks of Action" to help highlight the positive initiatives undertaken by clubs, sporting venues and their governing bodies in partnership with disabled sports fans and disabled supporters associations (DSAs).
The campaign, now an established date on the sports calendar, is a great opportunity for clubs to organise and host matchday and non-matchday events and activities to show their commitment to access and inclusion for disabled spectators.
This week, for the #WeeksofAction campaign, I joined our adult Pan Disability team for their training session and spoke to them about my role as DLO at the club. They responded with much enthusiasm and said that they would feel more comfortable attending matches, knowing that support and provisions were available.
This morning I met up with the first team and they were clearly enthusiastic about improving provisions for their disabled supporters, alongside the aim of making football inclusive for everyone. #bettertogether #inclusivityinfootball #Spitfires
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