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We are the Centre for Access to Football in Europe.
'Total Football - Total Access'

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

Information for disabled supporters attending the UEFA Champions League Final 2013

UEFA has published information and guidance for disabled supporters attending the UEFA Champions League Final.

The Final will take place on 25th May 2013 and will be contested by Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. This will be the second time that Wembley Stadium has hosted the UEFA Champions League Final, the first being in 2011.

CAFE is delighted to see such a large uptake of tickets from disabled fans of both clubs, who will be there in large numbers supporting their teams alongside their fellow fans.

To view the information for disabled supporters, please click here (PDF). A German-language version has also been made available, and you can view this by clicking here.

We are also pleased to confirm that an Audio Descriptive Commentary service will be available for partially sighted and blind fans attending the game. This dedicated commentary service will be available in both German and English languages, and supporters will be advised of the language channel they require when collecting their headsets at the stadium.

If you require any further information, please contact us via email at info@cafefootball.eu, call +44 (0)1244 893 586 or Skype cafe-football.

CAFE attends 'The Football We Love' event

Members of the CAFE team recently travelled to Brussels, Belgium, to attend the 'The Football We Love' event, organised by Sport & Citizenship.

The event brought people from right across the sport together to share ideas and good practices. CAFE was one of a large number of exhibitors at the event, and we were able to share information about the work that we do in promoting 'Total Football, Total Access' across Europe.

CAFE Managing Director Joyce Cook also sat on a roundtable discussion on how football can be used efficiently as a tool to improve integration and social equality. Joyce discussed how inaccessible facilities can prevent disabled supporters from attending football matches, and why it was so crucial to address this issue.

For more information, please click here.

CAFE to attend Fan Experience Forum

The CAFE team will also be represented at the upcoming Stadium Business Summit Fan Experience Forum, scheduled to take place in Manchester, UK from the 5th of June 2013.

The Fan Experience Forum is a high-level networking and knowledge exchange event designed to address the specific needs of key executives engaged in fan-based sports facility businesses.

For more information on the event, please click here or visit the Fan Experience Forum website.

The Power of Tolerance conference

CAFE will be attending the upcoming Power of Tolerance conference in Zagreb, Croatia, on 29th May 2013.

CAFE Head of Development in Eastern Europe Elena Karpukhina will be presenting CAFE's works and 'Access for All' - the UEFA and CAFE Good Practice Guide to Creating an Accessible Stadium and Matchday Experience. A Croatian version of this guide is available here.

CAFE interviewed on Polish television

CAFE Project Manager in Poland Maria Popielawska recently appeared on DDTVN Green Doors in Poland.

Maria was joined on the show by disabled supporter Jaroslaw Pałka, and discussed the matchday experiences of Polish disabled fans and CAFE's work in the country.

To watch this interview (in Polish) or to read English and Polish transcripts of the interview, please click here.

Rollerside Disabled Supporters Association trip to Feyenoord

Rollerside - Vitesse Arnhem's Disabled Supporters Association - recently travelled to Rotterdam to watch their side's away match with Feyenoord and Dick Cochius has sent us a report of the day.

Rollerside is a very active DSA and the club has a lot of disabled fans who attend football matches. Rollerside works closely with the club and their supporters club, and all fans travel together to away matches.

To read the story about the trip and see some of the pictures taken, please click here.

Special Olympics European Football Week

The Special Olympics European Football Week kicked off on the 18th May and continues until the 26th. With events being held in Kazakhstan, Italy, Turkey, Latvia, Poland, Montenegro and Moldova, the week is sure to be a great success.

For more information about the campaign, please click here.

Access for All available in 13 languages

'Access for All' - The UEFA and CAFE Good Practice Guide to Creating an Accessible Stadium and Matchday Experience - is now available via the CAFE website in 13 European languages.

The aim of the guide is to provide a benchmark of good practice for both new and existing stadiums, offering practical, clear solutions that will help football clubs, national associations and stadium managers to deliver high-quality grounds with facilities and services that are accessible, inclusive and welcoming for all.

'Access for All' is available in English, French, Russian, German, Turkish, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian and Romanian, as well as an accessible version in English. To view the guide, please click here.

Could you be a CAFE roving reporter?

Do you regularly attend football matches either as or with a disabled supporter?

We are looking to add to our group of roving reporters, publishing your accounts of attending football matches across Europe. It isn't a huge commitment, and your reports could prove to be really helpful for other disabled supporters who will be attending those stadiums in the future.

If you would like more information about becoming a CAFE roving reporter, please feel free to email us at info@cafefootball.eu.

We also continue to ask for your stadium comments, which can be uploaded via the CAFE Stadia Reports website. Adding a comment is really easy to do, just select the country and club or stadium from the menus, and you can also attach any photographs that you have taken. If a stadium currently doesn't have a page set up, please email us at info@cafefootball.eu.

Club CAFE Network continues to grow

At our September 2011 conference we launched the CLUB CAFE network. CLUB CAFE exists to bring like-minded people together to work towards our goal of Total Football, Total Access.

Since the conference, the network has expanded considerably. People from all across Europe have added their voice to our cause. The more people speak up, the more our voices are heard.

For more information on CLUB CAFE and to download a copy of the form, please visit http://www.cafefootball.eu/2011/10/03/blog/Introducing-CLUB-CAFE.aspx

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