“We are here with a group of disability access officers from England, Germany and Russia for two days in Manchester. This visit was to exchange best practice between disability access officers from those countries, to learn from each other and see the accessible facilities and services Manchester United offer,” explained Jochen Kemmer, Project Manager, CAFE.
The main focus for the visit was to learn about the new accessible facilities which are being built at Old Trafford. The £11 million development will create 118 new wheelchair positions and 158 new amenity seats in a variety of areas around the stadium, including a new purpose-built concourse at the back of the Stretford End.