Lobbying for change
NADS has a responsibilty to campaign and lobby on behalf of disabled supporters to ensure that change and improvements continue in the game and to raise disability awareness - Striving for a Level Playing Field - an equality of experience and access for all football fans.
It is important that we encourage more disabled people of all ages and disability groups to get involved in football. Going to a game of football can quite simply be life changing for a disabled person.
We have many testimonies of how following football has had such a positive effect on the life of a disabled person, offering a sense of belonging, pride, passion and belief.
Strides have been made over recent years to improve facilities for disabled fans that most of us take for granted – as simple as equal access to tickets, a decent view, under cover and seated with your own fans, accessible toilets, bars, club shops, museums and accessible media (club TV and literature) and web sites.
In most cases however there is still a clear deficit between the matchday and overall supporter experiences of disabled and non-disabled fans.
We believe that football can lead the way in bringing true equality to the lives of all disabled people.
Go to our Political Activity downloads
Visit our Disability Awareness Campaign pages - "The Level Playing Field campaign"