Disability Football (membership programme, Sussex Disability Football League and disability teams)

Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation, the official charity of Brighton & Hove Albion FC (formerly known as Albion in the Community), runs one of the region's largest disability football programmes across Sussex. Its membership programme offers disabled people more than 20 weekly inclusive and disability-specific sessions, including sessions for people with Down's syndrome, visual or hearing impairment, autism, amputation or limb difference, cerebral palsy, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and adults with mental health problems. Players who want competition can join pan-disability teams in the Sussex Disability Football League in under-12, under-16 and adult age groups. Disability-specific squads represent the club at regional and national level, training at the club's elite performance centre in Lancing.

Children & young people, Disabled / SEND, Neurodivergent

Inclusive sessions are open to anyone with any disability, plus weekly disability-specific sessions (e.g. Down's syndrome, blind/partially sighted, autism, amputee, cerebral palsy and/or frame users, deaf/hearing impairment, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disability/wheelchair users). Powerchair football team (indoor four-a-side) for powered-wheelchair users.

Safeguarding policy in place.

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“Moving to somewhere where he actually fits in, makes friends, and is just another kid, is really important.”

• Internal monitoring or learning