ACCESS ALL AREAS
Posted on: Tue 06 Jan 2009
By Ben Campbell and Matt Cecil
The FA have used a video of Wanderers' superb disabled access at Adams Park at one of their 'Disability In Football' seminars.
The media group were hired by The FA to come along to the Blues' home game with Chesterfield and capture footage of the disabled fans gaining access into the ground, their experience during the game and leaving Adams Park.
Chris Walker-Smith from the media group said: "Everyone was very friendly and the access was perfect, it's a pity more clubs aren't like Wycombe Wanderers!"
This compliment comes just three weeks after the BBC published a report on their website stating that only two Premier League clubs provide enough spaces for disabled supporters in their stadia, with clubs like Tottenham, Portsmouth and Fulham providing less than a third of the required space for its disabled fans.
The 1995 Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) states that "disabled people should not be discriminated against by service providers", and the Blues certainly seem to be meeting the expectations of the guidelines laid down by the National Association of DIsabled Supporters.
Wanderers have two disabled liaison officers dedicated to ensuring the welfare of disabled visitors to Adams Park, while all stewards are trained in dealing with issues related to these supporters.
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