"We're all together and empowering our name." That is the motto of the Chelsea Disabled Supporters' Association.
Accessibility for disabled fans has always been a big issue in football and the subject of blind supporters in stadia reared its head last year when a video of a young blind fan at Arsenal went viral on X.com.
Mikey Poulli posted a video on the social networking site in April 2023 of him celebrating a number of goals inside the Emirates Stadium. The video showed a number of degrading comments the youngster had received flashing up on the screen that revolved around him not being able to see and it being a waste of a ticket.
Poulli tweeted: "To all you HATERS saying I shouldn’t go to games because I’m blind and wasting a ticket. I will be going to EVERY GAME POSSIBLE to cheer on The @Arsenal. My disability does not define me!"
Poulli received thousands of message of support, including one from North London Forever songwriter Louis Dunford, with the video showing Poulli signing along to the tune.
Dunford tweeted: "Filled me with pride to hear you singing The Angel, Mikey. Ignore the hate. No true gooner would deny you the joy our club brings us. You’re an inspiration mate."
Work began in 2015 to ensure there were improved provisions for disabled supporters across all clubs in the Premier League, with improvements being made all the time since then.
A Premier League statement read: "Each club employs a Disability Access Officer who works to ensure their club are leading the way in providing modern, inclusive accessible facilities and services for disabled supporters.
"All Premier League clubs now work to standards set by Accessible Stadia - a good-practice guide for the design of sport facilities.
"The Premier League supports the work of the Disability Advisory Group, an independent body led by representatives from Disabled Supporters Associations, using their feedback to develop matchday experience and stadium infrastructure and other key services, including accessible ticketing systems and websites."
And one canine Scottish supporter has become the first (we think) to be an away dog visiting Stamford Bridge.
Sam, the guide dog for Jon Attenborough, visited Stamford Bridge last month for the UEFA Women's Champions League clash with Celtic. Celtic fan Jon was a guest of the Scottish club at the match and took guide dog Sam along with him, since they go to all Celtic matches together.
Documenting his day out in west London on video, Attenborough said: "Celtic very kindly had me and Sam as guests so we were up in the Harris Suite. This very friendly staff member for Chelsea showed us up to the Harris Suite where we met up with Evelyn from the support team and other guests of Celtic.
"Chelsea had the commentary which was great, but it wasn't the audio descriptive commentary it was just the radio commentary from the TalkSport feed, but was definitely better than none at all so thanks to them for providing that.
"At half-time we picked up some pies and another drink. It was a bitterly cold night but Sam was as chilled out as he always is.
"Overall it was a really fantastic experience for me and Sam and I want to say a big thank you to Celtic for having us as guests and a big thanks to Evelyn who was a big help on the night and showed us out to the main exit. A really enjoyable visit for me and Sam to Stamford Bridge."
As both Arsenal and Chelsea look to improve their stadiums in the coming years, disability access will be back on the agenda once more with both clubs in the spotlight to ensure they get things right.