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 CAFE has been invited to join the project team of the Polish Football Association, working together to update the training package for matchday stewards.
The first meeting of the group was held on 29th January 2014 in Warsaw, Poland, and was attended by fellow experts and practitioners relevant to the field. CAFE is represented on the group by its Project Manager in Poland Zuzanna Ziajko, and will focus primarily on the sections of the training package relevant to disabled fans and providing accessible, inclusive solutions at stadiums.
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 After discussions with CAFE, FC Barcelona has reviewed its ticket prices for disabled away fans.
Tickets will now be priced the same as non-disabled fans, and partial refunds are being made to disabled Manchester City FC fans who have bought tickets for the match at the Nou Camp next month.
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To assist clubs playing in the UEFA club competitions, CAFE has produced a helpsheet designed to provide information for travelling disabled fans.
The helpsheet is available in a number of languages via the CAFE website.
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 On 18 February 2014, CAFE Head of Development in Eastern Europe Elena Karpukhina and CAFE Project Coordinator in Ukraine Oleksandr Ostapa had a meeting with Oleksandr Atamanenko, the Director of the Donbass Arena.
Oleksandr Atamanenko said that all employees of the arena had incredible desire to create equal access to the stadium so that all disabled fans could watch the games of their favourite club.
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 The CAFE exhibition slides were installed at the NSC Olympiyskiy - Ukraine's national stadium - on 17 February 2014.
The exhibition was opened by the Director General of 'Sports Arenas of Ukraine' Sergey Simak, as well as CAFE Head of Development in Eastern Europe Elena Karpukhina and Project Coordinator in Ukraine Olexander Ostapa.
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 Scottish club Celtic FC has announced that they have created an additional 29 spaces for wheelchair users at Celtic Park.
The spaces, located in an elevated position in the North West quadrant of the stadium, were made open to disabled fans on the 2nd February 2014.
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News in brief
Disabled fans comments on a stadium that they have visited can be really useful for other supporters. The CAFE website allows for fans to send their feedback, both positive and negative, as well as any photos of stadiums that they have been to.
It is easy to leave your comments and feedback for stadiums that you have visited.
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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.
This month we have received a roving report from a disabled supporter who attended the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final. Read more.
'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.
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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.
For more information on how to add your voice to the Club CAFE network, Read more.
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