[log in to unmask]" type="cite">________________End of message________________Dear Colleagues _Centre for Access to Football in Europe_ Please can anyone help with some guidance or signposting? We are a European wide NGO working in football to improve access for fans. You can find some more information on our website @ www.cafefootball.eu <http://www.cafefootball.eu> I have 3 questions please. Firstly. We are trying to encourage the use of social model terms and language amongst the European football family. To this end, we are suggesting alternatives to specifically offensive medical and stereotypical words such as ‘handicapped’ and ‘invalid’. However, when looking for social model alternatives within the French language it seems that no such alternatives exist. We would like to translate the term ‘disabled person’ but there is (as far as we are aware) simply no French word for ‘disabled’ according to our translators and local contacts in France and Belgium. Please could someone advise? Secondly. Please can anyone provide me with papers/information about current practices of categorising disabled people across Europe (ideally beyond the EU) as we cover the UEFA region of 53 countries? We’ve noted the recent interest/discussions to consider a European disabled person’s ID card. I believe that this was discussed at last year’s EU EDPD Conference which I missed because of grounded flights. As I understand, there was a motion to proceed with this idea. I am aware of some countries that have such ID. It’s not something that we are at all excited by – very medical model. Some disabled fans want to see the introduction of an ID card but we are not so sure. We would like to understand this concept and level of practice in more detail. Thirdly. Many football clubs seek ‘proof of disability’ for disabled fans who require a PA ticket (free of charge) as a reasonable adjustment to attend matches. Is there any guidance or precedence for such practice? The Blue Badge scheme in the UK seems to be the closest example where proof and/or a doctor’s assessment letter is required to obtain an accessible parking badge. A number of large service providers (events and museums, etc.) seek proof wherever they deem there to be any doubt!!! It’s a complex area with much debate. The advice we have received for the UK is that a service provider could/should only seek proof where there is considerable doubt about eligibility. However, most clubs seem to do this as a matter of routine. Legislation in this regard varies (or is completely non-existent) across the wider European region. It’s a red hot potato and we are trying to find the right way forward. Many thanks for any assistance with any/all of the 3 questions. Very best Joyce *Joyce Cook* *Managing Director* *CAFE - Centre for Access to Football in Europe <http://www.cafefootball.eu/>* *Total Football Total Access* Registered Charity No. 1131339 PO Box 145, FLINT, CH6 9DH, United Kingdom /This email and its contents, together with any attachments, is confidential to the sender and the intended recipient(s). If you receive this email in error please advise us by replying to the sender of this email. Please also delete and destroy this email, together with any attachments and any copies from your system immediately. Any unauthorised storage, use, disclosure, copying, distribution or dissemination of this email or any part of it is strictly prohibited and may be illegal. CAFE does not act in any legal capacity or as registered access consultants, and makes no representation and gives no warranty as to the accurateness or suitability of any advice contained within this email. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of CAFE. CAFE makes no representation and gives no warranty as to absence of viruses in relation to this email or its attachments. We recommend that you scan this email and attachments for viruses./ ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.
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