The national sports disability charity Level Playing Field has today launched ‘Unite For Access’ 2025, their annual campaign that promotes access and inclusion for fans with a disability.

From 1 to 16 March, sporting communities across England and Wales, including EFL Clubs, will recognise and celebrate their supporters who live with a disability.

Across the campaign, Clubs up and down the country will be hosting dedicated matchdays, as well as delivering sessions to educate the local community on the topic.

EFL Club activations include:

Norwich City FC hosting a disabled supporters forum on 5 March.
Wigan Athletic inviting local groups that support disabled children and families to their fixture v Reading.
Huddersfield Town’s disabled supporters’ association joining up with their counterpart at Wrexham for a pre-match get-together and Q&A.
Bradford City sharing individual matchday experiences of fans with a disability.

Commenting on the return of the ‘Unite for Access’ initiative, David McArdle, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the EFL said:

“We are delighted to see so many EFL Clubs coming together to support Level Playing Field’s Unite For Access campaign this year.

“Football is a game for everyone and raising awareness about different disabilities is important in order to ensure our game remains a welcoming environment for everyone.”

As part of the campaign, Level Playing Field have released a short film exploring the collective matchday experience of fans with a disability and the need to tackle discrimination in this area, which their recent annual fan survey showed was on the rise.

Roy Hodgson, the charity’s Patron, said: “Unite For Access presents us with an outstanding opportunity to bring people together. The message of this year’s film really gives us all something to unite behind. Everyone has a role to play, in creating an inclusive environment for disabled fans.

“We are grateful to all of the fans, disabled supporters’ associations, clubs and our partners that are involved in this year’s campaign and particularly thank the Premier League and EFL for their support.”

Level Playing Field’s ‘Unite For Access’ campaign is back

Level Playing Field’s ‘Unite For Access’ campaign is back