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We are the Centre for Access to Football in Europe.
We are A Place to Every Football Fan.

CAFE is supported by the UEFA and is working closely with its 53 associations to improve access in European football stadia.

Commission calls in evidence on disability-related harassment in Britain

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating whether public bodies and public transport providers are fulfilling their legal obligations to prevent disabled people from being harassed. Councils, police forces, schools and other public bodies as well as bus, train companies and other public transport providers found to be failing in their duties could face enforcement action. Read more here [+]

Dundee FC Disabled Supporters Club Update

Dundee FC Disabled Supporters club keep developing. To read more about their recent development and progress please read this article [+]

Polish Disabled Supporters Club Silesia Wroclaw

You can read about report of a two-year activity of first Disabled Supporters Club in Poland - Klubu Kibiców Niepełnosprawnych (KKN). Currently around of 50 fans with various degrees of disability, half of which are the wheelchair users wants to see Silesia Wroclaw  FC matches. They estimate that the new stadium might easily be filled with around 100 disabled supporters.[+]

 Ukraine - without barriers

CAFE will contribute to the project "Ukraine - without barriers" initiated by the National Assembly of Disabled People in Ukraine.

This is an idea of creating a resource that will provide disabled people with information on accessible sites and public places. We’ll try now to make it a joint project together with Poland. It will provide considerable support to disabled supporters who will be coming to the EURO 2012 tournament. To read more visit our blog [+]

Updates from our activities in UK & Eire Area

If you are interested in our activities round UK & Eire Area and updates provided by our UK & Eire Development Officer Keith Ferguson, please visit our blog. This month you can find updates about the Dundee FC Disabled Supporters Club, Conference of Supporters Direct in Scotland and the Livingston FC Disabled Supporters Club. [+]

Football project for dementia sufferers 

A new therapy which uses football to stimulate the minds of dementia sufferers could be extended abroad, after the success of a pilot project. Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University said showing memorabilia to men with the condition stimulated their memories in a "remarkable" way. To read the rest of this article please follow this link [+]

Disability is everywhere: World Cup and art

Scratch the surface and you'll find that there's a disability link in most things.
Simon Minty brings you up-to-date proof of this theory with his latest dispatch. To read more follow this link [+]

NEWS IN BRIEF

1. EU development cooperation; does disability count? - Europe has declared 2010 to be the year against poverty and social exclusion. It is a good opportunity to look at the European policy towards a group that knows only too well what poverty and social exclusion means: people in developing countries living with a disability. To find out more click here [+]
2. Commission on the disabled recognizes awardees - The Alexandria Commission on Persons with Disabilities annual awards recognize an outstanding student and an advocate working in the community to ensure equal opportunities and access for persons with disabilities. Read more here [+]
3. DPI Europe - A report of the Disability Human Rights Networks - Combatting Social Exclusion. To read the report click here [+]

News:

+ Commission calls in evidence on disability-related harassment in Britain

+ Dundee FC Disabled Supporters Club Update

+ Polish Disabled Supporters Club Silesia Wroclaw

+ Ukraine with out barriers

+ Updates from our activities in UK & Eire Area

+ Football project for dementia sufferers

+ Disability is everywhere: World Cup and art

+ News in Brief

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