First Team
Saints support 'Access For All'
15th March 2018
Delayed by the postponement of our fixture V Hamilton Academical FC earlier this month, St Johnstone FC is delighted to be taking part in the CAFE Week of Action 2018 – Total Football Total Access. CAFE (Centre for Access to Football in Europe) aims to improve access and inclusion in the game that we love. CAFE are working hard to ensure disabled people can take their rightful place amongst their peers within football – from grassroots to the boardroom - as fans, guests, volunteers, employees, coaches and players, and as leaders and decision makers.
The CAFE Week of Action is an annual initiative which celebrates access for all and promotes the wider inclusion of disabled people in football. We at St Johnstone FC are delighted to be joining with other stakeholders across Europe to promote the important message of access and inclusion for all – Total Football Total Access.
Tomorrow evening we look forward to welcoming disabled athletes from Kinfauns Riding for the Disabled and Perth Strathtay Harriers, who together with members of the St Johnstone Disabled Supporters’ Association will lead the teams out prior to kick off at our Premiership match v Hibernian FC. Please give all our player escorts a warm welcome!
Disabled people are the largest minority group and it can be fairly assumed that many of the one billion disabled people living today will be football fans – the world’s most popular sport. Many can still only aspire to watch live football with many stadiums around the world not yet accessible and inclusive. The Centre for Access to Football in Europe was established in 2009 with support from UEFA to improve access and inclusion across the game using the special influence of football.
More than just a motto, Total Football Total Access is what the game should be aspiring to achieve. St Johnstone FC is dedicated to improving access and inclusion for all disabled people.
You can find out more about the CAFE Week of Action at www.cafefootball.eu or follow us on twitter @cafefootball. CAFE will be promoting events and sharing stories using the hashtag #totalaccess.
For further information on activities in Scotland, please visit the Scottish Disabled Supporters' Association website at www.scottishdsa.co.uk.
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