Sport Spectatorship: Unite For Access

Disability Sport Info

In this episode, I speak to Owain Davies, CEO of Level Playing Field, to discuss Level Playing Field's Unite For Access 2023 campaign. We first discuss the sport spectatorship experiences of disabled sports fans, considering the gaps in provision as well as best practice examples.
The second half of the episode focuses on the Unite For Access campaign. The campaign runs from Saturday 25th February 2023 to Sunday 12th March 2023 and aims to improve access and inclusion for disabled sports fans.
We consider how the Unite For Access initiative can celebrate existing accessibility initiatives as well as highlighting the importance of inclusion and accessibility for disabled sports fans.
More information about the Unite For Access campaign is available here: https://www.levelplayingfield.org.uk/campaigns-research/weeks-of-action/unite-for-access-2023/

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1. Sport Spectatorship: Unite For Access (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:00:29)

3. Who is Level Playing Field? (00:00:56)

4. Current matchday experiences of disabled sports fans (00:03:30)

5. Best practice examples (00:21:48)

6. Unite For Access - what is the campaign about? (00:24:01)

7. Unite For Access - promoting the message (00:27:36)

8. Unite For Access - role of broadcasters (00:29:54)

9. Unite For Access - how to get involved (00:32:05)

10. Unite For Access - measuring progress (00:33:19)

11. Using the social model of disability to bring about equality for disabled sports fans (00:37:18)

12. End of discussion (00:40:01)

13. Conclusion to the podcast (00:40:39)