Home Supporters
The Club provides:
1) John Street Stand
85 wheelchair spaces for home supporters.
85 designated seats for home ambulant disabled supporters.
2) South Stand
20 designated seats for home ambulant disabled supporters.
These seats for ambulant disabled supporters offer suitable legroom and viewing at an elevated height.
3) Kop
10 designated seats for home ambulant disabled supporters.
These are front row seats with suitable legroom for ambulant disabled supporters
Pricing
Existing season ticket holders in the designated disabled areas may renew their season tickets for the 2011/12 season at the price of £115; however renewals must be made by 17th April 2011 to take advantage of this offer.
Any renewals or purchases of seats in the designated disabled area after this date will pay the concession price for the stand in which they wish to sit.
Qualification to Purchase a Seat in the Designated Disabled Area
In order to purchase a disabled season ticket the person must have documentation proving them to be in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (middle or higher rate care component) or registered as visually impaired or deaf.
Sheffield United Football Club will consider any other applications, based on the following criteria: -
Does the impairment have an adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities?
Is the adverse effect substantial?
Is the effect long term?
Qualification for a Personal Assistant Season Ticket
If a request is made for a complimentary season ticket allowing a personal assistant to attend then medical evidence is required, for example a letter from your doctor, confirming that the help of a personal assistant is essential in order to help you attend matches.
The Club will consider the application on the basis of this evidence and if necessary reserve the right to request further information from your doctor.
Personal Assistants
Seats in the designated disabled area are sold at a concessionary price, if you are not attending a particular match but wish someone else to use your season ticket, then the ticket must be upgraded. Please contact the Box Office so any necessary payments can be made.
Personal assistants, to disabled season ticket holders, are issued with their season tickets free of charge as they are regarded as an auxiliary service to disabled supporters. If you are not attending a particular match but your personal assistant still wishes to attend, please contact the Box Office so any necessary payments can be made.
Breach of this system will result in the season cards of both the disabled person and their carer being deactivated for the remainder of the season.
Any subsequent request for renewal will be carefully considered and treated as a new application.
Match by Match Tickets
The Club operate a scheme for those wishing to attend on a match by match basis.
5 wheelchair bays and 10 pairs of ambulant disabled seats in the designated disabled area are retained for sale on a match by match basis.
The disabled person will pay the match day concession price, with a personal assistant if required admitted free of charge.
Persons wishing to purchase these match day tickets must provide medical evidence confirming that the help of a personal assistant is essential in order to help them attend matches and that they are in receipt of disability living allowance.
Non Designated Disabled Seats
Any further supporters in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (medium or higher rate care component) may purchase a season ticket elsewhere in the stadium at the concession price for that stand; however there will be no provision for a personal assistant.
Cup games and friendlies
In order that you can gain access for matches other than league games you must contact the Box Office prior to the match so that your swipe card can be activated for that particular match, you can do so by calling in person at the Box Office or:
Telephoning - 0870 787 1799
Corporate Facilities
Please contact our Commercial Department for further details and availability: Telephone 0870 442 8813
Parking
There are 21 spaces available for home supporters in the stadium car parks, passes are sold on a seasonal basis.
A further 20 spaces are available for home supporters in the nearby St Mary's Church, passes are sold on a seasonal basis.
The Club will endeavour to provide spaces where possible for visiting supporters with mobility difficulties.
Community Hall
The Community Hall, situated next to the disabled entrance on John Street, is available as a meeting place to both home and away disabled supporters.
Open 2 hours before kick off, snacks, teas and coffees are available along with disabled toilet facilities. Proceeds are used to subsidise trips to away matches for disabled supporters.
Toilets
Disabled toilets area also provided on the John Street concourse (4) and at other locations around the stadium, RADAR keys are needed to access some toilets.
Hospital Radio Commentary
Radio headsets are available allowing the visually impaired to receive hospital radio commentary from any point in the stadium. Headsets must be collected from either John Street or South Stand reception and returned there after the match.
Visually impaired supporters may receive hospital radio commentary from any point in the Stadium. Supporters may opt to sit in one of the nominated ambulant disabled seats, paying the disabled season ticket discount price, or sit elsewhere in the stadium. Guide dog facilities will be provided if requested.
Away Match Tickets
Sheffield United Football Club will apply to other clubs for both wheelchair and ambulant disabled spaces for our supporters.
Tickets will be sold through the Box Office, should demand exceed supply the club loyalty point's scheme will apply.
Away Supporters
The Club provides:
1) Bramall Lane Lower Stand/Westfield Corner
10 wheelchair spaces
10 designated seats for ambulant disabled supporters
These seats and wheelchair spaces can be accessed via the ambulance gate eliminating the need for any steps to be negotiated.
Tickets are distributed through the Box Office of the visiting club. Concession match day cost applies with a personal assistant if required admitted free of charge.
Refreshment facilities on the concourse are not accessible for wheelchair users; therefore the Club will employ a Disabled Away Steward to provide additional assistance.
Club Contact
If you have any further queries regarding the above or wish to put forward any ideas/suggestions please contact:
melvin.jackson@sufc.co.uk
Disabled Supporters Group
Sheffield United Disabled Supporters (SUDS) - contact Janet Ireland on 0114 269 8000
