Welcome to Level Playing Field
LPF is a registered Charity in England and Wales which acts as a campaigning and advisory organisation to its membership and other parties across all sports.
LPF Calls on Premier League to Donate 1% of New TV Deal to Disabled Fans
The Premier League is celebrating a record broadcasting deal in excess of £5.136 billion with additional revenue expected to follow and has pledged to reinvest income across the game including the delivery of ‘world class stadiums’. Yet conditions for disabled fans at many PL clubs remain woefully poor according to a BBC report last year.
As such, Level Playing Field (LPF) is calling on the Premier League not to forget its disabled fans when distribution of this new revenue stream begins. LPF Chair, Joyce Cook OBE said: “Disabled fans have endured poor conditions at many top clubs for far too long. So, we are now calling on the Premier League to ring fence just 1% of this new TV funding for 2016/17 to ensure that all professional clubs in the Premier and Football Leagues spend the money on improving access for disabled people at all grounds. All we ask is that clubs should finally at least meet football’s own standards as set out in the Accessible Stadia. Once fixed, then ongoing improvements at stadiums for all fans (including access) should be a natural part of each club’s yearly business planning. It’s not an unreasonable request – it’s time – let’s #justdoit !”
For more information on this story, see recent House of Lords Debate: House of Lords Question - Accessibility of Sports Stadia
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Further Allegation of Discriminatory Disability Comments by Karl Oyston
Level Playing Field is disappointed to hear of further allegations of discriminatory disability comments by Blackpool Chairman, Karl Oyston, as reported in The Sun.
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About Level Playing Field
Level Playing Field (LPF) was established in 1998 as The National Association of Disabled Supporters (NADS). LPF is the only national registered charity for England and Wales representing disabled fans of all sports together with their personal assistant’s and advocates. LPF engages with stakeholders from across football and other sports and is proud to have a wide membership that demonstrates this critical collaboration.
LPF’s key objectives are; to be a voice for all disabled fans; to promote an inclusive agenda and ensure an equality of experiences for all fans; to enable more disabled people to attend live football and other sporting events; to raise disability and access awareness through football and other sports and to utilise the unique voice of football to raise awareness and improve the situation more widely across our society.
LPF Access Audits
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LPF provides a professional NRAC accredited access audit programme with an increasing number of clubs and venue owners commissioning an LPF audit. Read more information on an LPF Access Audit and how to commission one here.
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Our Sponsors
LPF would like to thank the following Sponsors for their support:
The Football Foundation
Bevan Kidwell
The FA
Contact Us:
Address: c/o CAFE, No.1 Olympic Way, Wembley, London, HA9 0NP
Helpline: 020 8621 2403
Email: info@levelplayingfield.org.uk
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