One thing you may want to bear in mind is that the clubs themselves are wary of health and safety.
As the club is not a PLC, the committee members themselves are liable for anything which goes wrong.
All the while there is no wheelchair access, it's not a problem, but if you TRY to provide wheelchair access, then it has to be right. Just sticking a ramp up isn't the answer, there are rules about width, steepness, materials, traction... and I can't imagine the fallout that would happen, if a lift, which in most cases would need to be temporary, were to go wrong and injure anyone.
All club officials are volunteers, the clubs themselves are non-profit making organisations, in some cases loss making. Most will not have the legal expertise to navigate this kind of issue, and cannot afford the legal advice necessary.
Providing disabled access opens up a whole legal can of worms, which I imagine, most would rather avoid.
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