The LPF Weeks of Action represent a real opportunity for clubs, Disabled Supporter Associations (DSAs) and fan groups to highlight all the positive work that they do for their disabled supporters. Therefore LPF would urge you to get involved to support our work.

To see what clubs/ DSAs are up to and to read our statements of support from a number of figureheads in the sports and disability sector visit our dedicated Weeks of Action page here. 

It’s not too late we would love to know what is happening at your club so we can help publicise your events via our e-newsletter, social media and on our website. Please call us on 01244 893584 or email your plans to info@levelplayingfield.org.uk

Level Playing Field News Round Up

This Month’s round up features details of a job vacancy at LPF for an Administrator based in London, information on Disability Hate Crime, LPF membership subscriptions and lots more. The round up can be viewed here.

Attitude is Everything- State of Access Report 2014

The report launched by Attitude is Everything looks into disabled access at live music venues and touches on many of the shared experiences and barriers faced by disabled sports fans when they attend live sporting venues. These include inequality in ticketing and the lack of online booking systems which allow disabled people to purchase tickets. Other similar barriers faced include lack of accessible toilets, refreshments and viewing areas. Further details can be found here.

Fans Comments

Below are some fans comments we have received since January 2014:
• Arsenal
• Blackpool
• Fleetwood Town
• Leeds United
• Plymouth Argyle
• Portsmouth
• Shrewsbury Town
• Southampton
• Stoke City

To leave your own comment on a stadium you have visited go to our website www.levelplayingfield.org.uk and select the club/venues tab and click on the relevant club. If you require any assistance or would like some more information please contact us via info@levelplayingfield.org.uk or on 01244 893584.

News in Brief 

• New Guide by the EHRC and Visit England: Take the Lead: A guide welcoming customers with assistance dogs see here.
• Government & Mayor of London Response to Olympic & Paralympic Legacy Report - February 2014 (LPF Reference "Recommendation 13") see here.
• Find an Assisted Theatre Performance in London please visit here.
• A disabled customer has won a legal battle over “discriminatory” ticket pricing policies at his local theatre see here. For more information on our ticketing guidance document for disabled supporters / customers see here.
• The Importance of Accommodating Hidden Disabilities featuring an interview with Manchester United’s Darren Fletcher about living with Ulcerative Colitis Illness, see here.

Keep in touch

LPF takes your views very seriously and we can and will contact clubs and organisers to make sure that where there are problems, these can be resolved - where things have gone well, we'd also like to give the appropriate words of praise as well. Your views, more than any, are so important to us.

You can email us at info@levelplayingfield.org.uk telephone us on 01244 893 584, or write to us at the following address:
LPF, c/o CAFE, Regus House, Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester CH4 9QR.