UEFA has issued guidelines on working with people with disabilities to the World Cup in Russia. We present to your attention this document.
Foreword
Football - the most popular sport in the world, and it is very important, to get pleasure from this game could each, regardless of race, color, religious, sexual orientation, gender or physical ability.
In the world today there are about one billion people with disabilities - is
the largest minority group in society. Despite advances in technology and increased awareness, social barriers still prevent many of them in their entirety to show their love of the game.
We do our best to UEFA, to football was inclusive, welcoming and accessible to all. FROM 2009 , we are working closely with the Center for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) in the work on the, so that people with disabilities had the opportunity to take a rightful place in the world of football.
IN 2011 UEFA and CAFE year issued the "Open to all: a practical guide to access to stadiums and facilities on matchdays ". Among other things,, it is recommended that clubs grant to hire a special officer for the fans with disabilities. UEFA then took the next step and included the relevant article of the Rules of club licensing and financial "fair play". This article, approved by the UEFA Executive Committee in 2015 year, It requires, to the club was an employee working with people with disabilities, which focuses on inclusiveness and accessibility of infrastructure and services.
To accelerate the introduction of licensing criteria, CAFE together with UEFA issued a "Guidance for staff working with people with disabilities", which will become a valuable tool for national associations, leagues and clubs. This guide discusses how, how to find a suitable employee to work with people with disabilities, his main responsibilities, and the importance of effective communication and increase awareness about people. Our responsibilities in the field of inclusion are not limited to game days, so the guide contains useful information about the, how to create a work environment in the spirit of accessibility.
Due to the unique ability of football to change people's lives for the better, staff working with people with disabilities play an incredibly important role. UEFA commitment, CAFE and staff working with people with disabilities across Europe will give people with disabilities the same,
just like others, opportunity to enjoy football - as spectators, players, trainers, administrators, managers and leaders.
Support our commitment to make football a fully accessible to all via the "Guidelines for staff working with people with disabilities" and in the spirit of the motto "Football for All, Access for all "!
