News - Level Playing Field

7 July 2022

Level Playing Field asks UEFA – where is disability representation?

The latest Level Playing Field update regarding the Champions League Final, UEFA, and UK Government.

6 July 2022

Annual fan survey 2022

Level Playing Field has launched its latest annual fan survey, which can now be completed by disabled sports fans to give the charity valuable insight into the matchday experiences of supporters in England and Wales.

6 July 2022

Government response to Level Playing Field’s Champions League final letter

Level Playing Field Chair Tony Taylor has received a response to the letter he wrote to the government regarding how disabled supporters were treated at the 2021/22 Champions League final.

4 July 2022

Stoke City make kit changes to improve the experience of colour blind fans

Ahead of the 2022/23 season, Stoke City have made a number of retail changes around their new kit launch to assist colour blinds fans with their shopping experience.

Stoke City

30 June 2022

The Level Playing Field podcast: Away fan survey reaction

The podcast is available to stream on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify as well as most popular podcast streaming services.

27 June 2022

Liverpool awarded ‘Makaton Friendly’ status

The club’s mascot and Foundation have become the first mascot programme and Premier League football foundation to achieve Makaton Friendly status.

Liverpool

15 June 2022

‘A huge step forward for thousands of colour blind fans’ – EFL clubs could wear away kits at home

English Football League clubs could be allowed to wear their away kits while playing at home next season under a rule change designed to help colour blind people.

13 June 2022

Latest national activity survey reveals disabled people feel forgotten

The national charity and leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity, Activity Alliance, releases the latest Annual Disability and Activity Survey. It shows slow progress in engaging more disabled people after the COVID-19 pandemic. Greater effort is needed now to tackle inequalities that affect disabled people, so no one feels forgotten.

1 June 2022

Level Playing Field calls on UEFA to expand its independent review

Level Playing Filed calls on UEFA to widen its review into the Champions League Final to include why wheelchair user spaces were used to house media and potentially corporate guests.

31 May 2022

Letter sent to the UK Government regarding UEFA Champions League Final

Chair of Level Playing Field Tony Taylor writes a letter to the Secretary of The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Sports Minister