First Team
THE TANGERINE ARMY | PARTICK THISTLE (H)
27th April 2024
Dundee United Football Club are proud to be participating in the CAFE Week of Action 2024 – #TotalAccess.
Since 2013, the CAFE Week of Action has provided like-minded people and organisations with the ideal opportunity to shine a spotlight on disability, to reaffirm their commitments to an inclusive game and to demonstrate how valued disabled people are within it.
The CAFE Week of Action is the largest campaign of its kind, celebrating inclusion in the game that we love and working towards ensuring that disabled people can take their rightful places amongst their peers within the sport - from the grassroots to the boardrooms - as spectators, players, coaches, administrators, volunteers, and decision-makers.
We must continue to celebrate and encourage the removal of barriers that disabled people can face. Removing the barriers to accessing live sports benefits everyone.
To celebrate the event, we will host a half-time event on the pitch in partnership with Dundee United Community Trust, inviting members of their Para-Sports Groups to participate in a football festival on the pitch.
The club have made several improvements to our offering for disabled supporters at Tannadice Park.
- Working with Dundee City Council to increase the number of disabled parking bays at Tannadice Park
- Providing joint audio descriptive commentary for both home and away supporters to enhance their overall enjoyment of the match but also promotes a sense of belonging and empowerment within the sporting community, reaffirming their right to participate in and fully experience live events like any other fan.
- Installed a lift to the George Fox Stand, allowing disabled supporters a birdseye view on matchday with funding assistance from the Dundee United Supporters Foundation
- Additional wheelchair spaces installed in the George Fox Upper
- Identified a Quiet Zone inside the stadium for supporters to make use of on matchday
Ticket Office Manager and Disability Access Officer, Moira Hughes, commented: "We are continuously searching for more ways to be inclusive and create a more comfortable and enjoyable experience at our stadium for all supporters. Whilst more can always be done, we are proud of the improvements made to our facilities and are excited to continue striving for more "
"Our Community Trust play a massive part in our disabled community, and we are delighted to offer the opportunity to our members to play on the pitch this coming Saturday.
Further details are outlined in our Supporters Charter and Club Policies documents.
For more information about our accessibility programme please contact Moira Hughes at moira.hughes@dundeeunitedfc.co.uk or 01382833166 (option 1)
