We are Peter and & Kate Shippey and we are striving to encourage inclusion in all sporting stadia for people with sensory difficulties. You see, we have three sons, all whom have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, they have seen a door close to them when it comes to sport, as they can't cope with the crowds and noise. Stadia don't provide facilities for people with sensory difficulties...until now. Sunderland AFC, a Premier League team in England have worked with The Shippey Campaign and have learned, understood and now provided the FIRST EVER sensory viewing room in the UK! The Nathan Shippey Sensory Room enables supporters of all ages to experience the match day and watch the live match in a safe and comfortable environment. It has been received incredibly well and is full every match day. Parents have felt emotionally overwhelmed by the fact that their dreams have come true... They CAN take their child to a football match AND stay until the end. It's a dream come true for young and old. We are now trying to roll this facility throughout the Premier League, into other sports and into other countries. If you would like us to approach your club, click on our contact button and drop us an email. We're here to help... We have already succeeded!
It was with delight that we met Julie Pigeon in February 2020 and saw their new Sensory Viewing Room. A room with a perfect view to the pitch, developed with care and attention, housing bean bags, fibre optic equipment and a bubble tube. The room has a short quiet corridor leading to it, away from … More West Ham
At the very beginning, when our charity was born in 2014, Manchester City were one of the first clubs who asked us to visit them to give them information about sensory viewing rooms and the need for them. We were delighted with the enthusiasm of the staff! Yesterday, we received a couple of match programmes … More A Lovely Article From Manchester City
As 2019 draws to a close, we like to look back over the past 12 months and reflect. We are delighted that more and more clubs are opening sensory viewing rooms, and we are still involved with the developments. We are continuing to work hard through emails and phone calls, and we still voluntarily support … More Wishing You All A Very Happy And Healthy New Year!
We are delighted to share with you all that Swansea FC have opened their Sensory Room at the Liberty Stadium! It was trialled on Saturday 27th July 2019 by members of the DSA and was huge benefit to Claire, who has Autism. Having met with Members of staff at Swansea in November 2018, we were … More A Sensory Room at Swansea FC
To all of our supporters We are incredibly proud, humbled and thankful to share the news that we have been appointed as Members of the British Empire in the Queens Birthday Honours today! Looking at our boys, seeing what they need in life and knowing that there a thousands of other families exactly like ours, … More MBE’s In The Queens Birthday Honours!
It was a day to remember for The Shippey Campaign yesterday as Lee Anderson from Solve 360 Ltd and Stevie Burr from Airdrie and Celtic FC organised a rather spectacular charity international match which was played at the Stadium of Light yesterday. The match was to raise autism awareness and funds for two charities: … More England vs Scotland at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light
We told you about Australia some time ago …and here it is! We are absolutely delighted to say the least! In December 2017, we were contacted by Jack Mulholland, Senior Project Officer – Changing Places at the Department of Health and Human Services, State Government in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Theres a huge interest in developing … More Australia’s Awesome Accessibility Addition!
We were delighted when Chris Waters, Head of Supporter Engagement at Sunderland AFC contacted us at the end of last week. Steve Feekins from FIFA.com would be visiting the sensory viewing rooms at the Sunderland game against Gillingham on Tuesday night and he was going to write a piece for FIFA.com about our charity, our … More Sunderland’s sensory success (FIFA.com)
We have had a delightfully positive beginning to February here at The Shippey Campaign! Our email inbox has brought yet more interest and requests for support from us. It fills us with so much joy to know that more people know that we are here to help, and more so that more sports and stadia … More Another Sport Shows Interest!
Happy New Year to you all from The Shippey Campaign, we hope you’ve had a positive start to 2019! The excitement built for the game at Sunderland AFC, who welcomed Luton Town yesterday and Nathan looked forward to watching his first match of 2019! What a turn out for both of the Sensory Rooms at … More The First Home League Game Of 2019!
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