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Equity Policy and Disability Statement - Appendix 3

West Hallam Junior Football Club has adopted the Football Association's Equity Policy.  The club's full Equity Policy is as follows:

 

West  Hallam  Junior  Football  Club  is  committed  to  ensuring  that  equity  is incorporated across all aspects of its development. In doing so it acknowledges that:

  • Sports  equity  is  about  fairness  in  sport,  equality  of  access,  recognising inequalities  and  taking  steps  to  address  them.  It  is  about  changing  the culture  and  structure  of  sport  to  ensure  it  becomes  equally  accessible  to everyone in society.

  • The club respects the rights, dignity and worth of every person and will treat everyone equally within the context of their sport, regardless of age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexuality or social/ economic status.

  • The club is committed to everyone having the right to enjoy their sport in an environment free from threat of intimidation, harassment and abuse.

  • All club members have a responsibility to oppose discriminatory behaviour and promote equality of opportunity.

  • The club will deal with any incidence of discriminatory behaviour seriously, according to club disciplinary procedures.

 

In  addition to  our  Equity Policy  West  Hallam  JFC  have  a  Disability  Statement which should be read in conjunction with this policy.

 

Disability Statement for West Hallam Junior Football Club

 

Definition of Disability

The  definition  of disability  is  as  laid  out  in  the  Disability Discrimination Act  1995.  This can be summarised as a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and adverse long-term effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.  Physical disability includes hearing and visual impairment.  The term ‘mental impairment’ is intended to cover a wide range of difficulties related to the way the mind works, including learning disabilities.

 

Overall Policy Statement

We welcome adults and young people with disabilities to become members of West Hallam Junior Football Club.  Our aim is to ensure that no member should be prevented from accessing the club because of a disability.

 

We also believe that Disabled people should be given proper support to participate fully in whatever aspect of the club they wish to involve themselves in.

 

We are conscious that there are several facilities we use for training, coaching and competition that were not adequately designed for disabled people. We will continue to make representations to appropriate bodies for adaptations to facilities to ensure that they are as inclusive as we can make them.

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