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I await some half baked answers for/from those old chestnuts.

 

They've probably run out of pens too

 

When they were doing the crossbar challenge last week, and the chap won £20 to spend in the club shop. I thought to myself, 'do they have enough stock in to honor that?'

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So what things at Oakwell would you consider to be things that disabled people shouldn't be able to access?

 

I don't know. That's why I specifically stated that I don't know twice

 

avoiding the question here ST - you specifically said that 'we have to accept that it isn't reasonably possible for disabled people to be given access to certain things' --- what 'things' are you referring to?

 

Read my post again. I specifically identified two things and said that regarding football stadiums I DONT KNOW

it's there in black and white

 

I know I'm setting myself right up here by joining in but it isn't a case of thinking that disabled people shouldn't be able to access things (as in not considered worthy) but a case that unfortunately there are some things that disabled people will not be able to do the same as able bodied people. Hopefully, things will be put in place where those things are less and less but they will never be totally eradicated. In the case of the door and high counter then putting a push pad on the door is very reasonable and should have been thought about and done already. Having one lowered counter would be a great step but probably not something the club will consider refitting the box office to do, perhaps if it was being remodelled anyway then you would hope they would then include one. The man of the match presentation/fan meeting etc. needs to be changed if disabled supporters are not able to access them as that is unfair (although people are saying that they have seen disabled supporters in attendance at these). Being able to sit in the Family Stand is different I feel. Of course it would be great if was safe for disabled people to sit there but it can't reasonably be done and I think it is unfortunate but it is something that (for now at least) needs to be accepted as that's how it is. Again, if the East Stand was being rebuilt then it would be worth looking if something could be done but at the moment it just can't happen safely. Perhaps disabled supporters with children should be able to purchase a season ticket at Family Stand rates but with seats in a different area. Another option could be a family area specifically for disabled people but the club would have to look at how much interest there would be in that set up.

 

There's calls for another minutes silence on Saturday for a fan who sadly past away at the weekend- think as it is starting to happen every week it's losing its significance. Could the club organise a minutes applause once or twice a season that is announced over the tannoys with names of fans on the board or in the program - people know what's going on then

 

The first thing that came up when I googled "disabled access to upper tier" was the disabled policy at Lord's cricket ground. It says relating to disabled access, "Passenger lifts can be used to access the Upper Tiers of the Grand & Mound Stands". If that's the case there's nothing H&S wise to stop people accessing our upper tier by lift...apart from the fact it doesn't go up that far.

https://www.lords.org/visiting/coming-to-lords/visitors-with-disabilities/

 

i dont think we would sell enough and it saves the club money if it is closed when the away team only bring a couple hundred fans

 

would it be better to have a minutes applause or silence at the beggining of the season or end of the season? and maybe have it in the program everytime the club know about it?

 

That's basically what I said ....

 

yeah but i was asking you the question which you would have thought would be better begining of the season or end of the season or just a comment in the program?

 

Sorry .. either. Applause with a piece in the program

 

I've not been to lords but perhaps they have something different to is with regards emergency exits or evacuations?

I know it's been repeated several times by the club but I can't for the life of me work out how or why a loft would go from ground floor to the upper tier before but doesn't anymore.

 

If they only did it once or twice a season they could even include a picture of each of the deceased on the scoreboard and make it much more special

 

The bloke yhat arrested Arthur sy Orgreave
I had this debate with the above chap about some one who could walk down the stairs but due to she struggled to get up. He told me it was to do with evacuation. However wad unable to provide me with any information when I asked how often the evacuated inwards