RFEF and UEFA join forces to give people with disabilities the very best experience of football

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and UEFA have begun working together to ensure that people with disabilities have the most inclusive and satisfactory experience possible at football matches organised in our country. To this end, following the experiences of the last European Championships, the figure of the DAO (Disability Access Officer) has been created, and will attend to all people with disabilities who attend the matches and promote their attendance and inclusion in them.

This new measure is has been revealed precisely today, 3 December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and the moment chosen by UEFA to bring together the national federations that make up UEFA in Lisbon and present the Accessibility Guide that will be applied henceforth, in the case of Spain, to matches and events organised by the RFEF.

Among other measures, this guide outlines the accessibility features of the stadiums where national teams play, as well as the implementation of measures that allow everyone, regardless of their disability, to enjoy football..

So far, the RFEF, through its Department of Equality, Social Responsibility and Sustainability, has implemented sensory rooms at matches for autistic people; it has volunteers with disabilities to support the organisation of matches and provides narration for all national team matches for the visually impaired.

In the coming months, Spanish football’s governing body will take a further step to implement new accessibility measures on which it is already working. At the same time, the figure of the DAO is now active in the RFEF to make the true football experience a reality for all fans.