One Game One Community: Chesterfield Game to Focus on Disability

The Club will be focusing on disability this Saturday 20th October, as part of the Chesterfield match.

Exeter City One Game One Community ambassador and first team player Guillem Bauza has welcomed the focus on disability at the match. Guillem said

It is so important for football to reach out to all parts of the community. Exeter City’s work with disabled fans and footballers is a great example of this so I am delighted that we are going to celebrate disability this afternoon

Exeter City have worked with the Disable Supporters Association (ECDSA) to improve facilities at St James Park. This includes:

• 34 elevated places for wheelchair users.
• A wheelchair is available for hire on match days for those supporters who have a need for a wheelchair because of a temporary disablement.
• For the visually impaired there is a dedicated commentary service with 10 headsets available to supporters. A portable induction loop is also available.

Exeter City also offer opportunities for disabled footballers. The club’s Football in the Community Trust (FITC) work with the Devon FA has developed a range of disability football initiatives including

• Ability Counts set up for players with mental or physical disabilities.
• football for power/ wheelchair users,
• people with cerebral palsy, and
• the visually and hearing impaired.

The teams on Saturday will be wearing the One Game One Community shirts, and will be led out by local young disabled footballers. The half time shoot out will feature players from the Exeter City Ability Counts teams.

The day has been organised by the Exeter City Supporter’s Trust backed One Game One Community Group which addresses a range of diversity and equality issues including race equality, homophobia, gender, age, disability and faith and beliefs. The Group is part of the national Kick it Out campaign. For more information go to www.kickitout.org.  To contact the Exeter City OGOC group please contact [email protected]