Premier League clubs have been accused of not acting fast enough, provided to improve facilities for disabled fans and only for the minimum legal requirements.
Speaking to members of the Committee on Culture, Media and Sport, Chris Holmes equalities and human rights commission, the attitude of the clubs for people with disabilities called "defensive" and as opposed to a "collaborative open and honest" other sports.
Mr. Holmes, the Commissioner for the inability of the ECHR, said: "It has an inclusive culture within the recording Premier League is not only to the mere adherence to and compliance with a legal requirement can be a strong message and a beacon for the whole .. Local community. "
Holmes, a nine-time medalist Paralympic swimming gold, said that it needs in the stadiums, but only "on-line access for the disabled" pages and pages "were." In the rulebook League broadcasting, he also noted the rapid clubs corrections to the question, to the facilities improve HDTV.
"The Premier League is a fabulous Export is quite right that it should be the attention to detail on the radio - this is the best championship in the world, and we should be proud." Holmes "But he said a similar zeal should be there, want to be accessible sport, is that all sectors of society, including."
Holmes also appeared among those giving evidence before the second hearing of the Commission on the accessibility of sports stadiums, with the Executive Director of the Association Premier League Bill Bush and Steve Gilbert disabled Wrexham trailers.
was Bush, a process with an update on the progress of the clubs had opened "guidelines accessible stadiums," agreed made this commitment in August 2015, August 2017 to cater for two years, which he described as a "tight schedule" although the first clubs have promises on access for fans with disabilities in 1998 and is presenting the equality Act since 2010 made.
The guidelines require a departure from the typical coves findings on the edge, viewing platforms announced with good visibility and easy access to attractions, refreshments and toilets.
Bush said the league has and found that several teams under these guidelines are made a preliminary study "track zip-around" to assess progress. Despite several attempts, from the panel, including Ian Lucas, MP for Wrexham work, leaning Bush to name the clubs, but promised a "Club Overall by the association" will be released in January. Bush also denied that clubs do not care about the subject enough, saying the lack of progress was not always as easy as it seemed.
The use of Watford as Bush said the club in the Premier League after the 2014-15 season promoted, had big plans in place and to achieve the goal. Bournemouth, on the other hand, had a challenge because they lack the vitality of the stadium and its owner, real estate developer in London Structadene, permission fail to supply required for the work. Liverpool will be closer, to meet the requirement if the grandstand reconstruction Anfield is over, they were to be performed at some point in a "unity urban environment" forced by the amount of construction work.
Lack of money, Bush said, has never been used as an excuse for the Premier League, which is surprising when you will review more than £ 8 million in television revenue clubs to share in the next three years, spent more than £ 1 billion this summer on the players.
A recently revealed by the Daily Telegraph that only three of the 20 clubs - Leicester City, Manchester City and Swansea City - currently accessibility standards and the work needed to get the remaining 17 clubs to zero no more than £ 29m to meet costs.
When asked what sanctions could define the league for failure to meet the deadline in August, Bush said the CEO and fines of up to £ 25,000 may be imposed, but was vague to the details, like this or if central funds could be done or awards would be maintained.
The mixed picture of the Premier League has been cast taken from the National League club Wrexham in a negative light in terms of measures. Gilbert told deputies that the club had agreed that it was unfair to expect fans in a wheelchair to get wet when it rains so agreed to take some seats in the house and the construction of the first of three planned observation platforms. This was paid for by contributions from fans and a grant from the Fund for the Improvement football stadiums Premier League £ 600,000.
The last word went to Holmes, who is blind, if he had taken to improve access to the Houses of Parliament the measures described. "If you are a building accessible, as Parliament to make, or my Cambridge University 15th century, I think it can be done in 20 football stadiums," he said.
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