Different but the same: how Arsenal are keeping disabled fans in the game

Thomas Clements’ eyes begin dancing as he recalls his first trip to Highbury in 1995, when Ian Wright was among the scorers as QPR were defeated. Born with cerebral palsy and using a mobility scooter, Clements works as a PE teacher and smiles: "I’ve done quite well for myself." Sitting in Arsenal’s disabled supporters’ lounge, he praises the club for making matchdays "seamless": "Whatever you need help with, Arsenal will sort it out.

They make it seamless. It makes a massive difference." Andrew Birch set up Game Day Vision after a concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium highlighted gaps in access to and from venues. He contacted Aaron Heskins and by that weekend a beta version of the service was running.

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