article_snippet.sent: The disabled bays subject to the huge increase are in the same section of the Etihad Stadium as the season tickets that have risen from £870 to £1,700 - the prime pitchside second tier.
article_snippet.sent: Manchester City say that area has been transformed into a premium location, and that ticket holders will receive a programme, parking and access to executive bars - an offering ticket holders did not have this season.
article_snippet.sent: ticket holders add that ticket holders do not wish to discriminate and have to ensure ticket holders give the same offering to all supporters.
article_snippet.sent: But some of the disabled fans say the same offering is useless to some of the disabled fans and point out that some of the disabled fans are in wheelchairs, and so will not have the benefit of an upgraded padded seat.
article_snippet.sent: That is just for the same wheelchair bay.
article_snippet.sent: club are turning the areas where the affected bays are into premium level seating.
article_snippet.sent: Mark, 49 and Mark a wheelchair user, added that the only option for those who could not afford the giant hikes was to move behind the goal. '
article_snippet.sent: There's no option to sit at the side of the pitch which a lot of people want to do,' Mark explained. '
article_snippet.sent: We would like a halo of disabled bays around the ground as They have at Wembley so you can choose where to go
article_snippet.sent: City point out that they have increased the number of disabled bays to 238 and have invested in improving facilities.
article_snippet.sent: they are also offering new headsets for blind and partially-sighted supporters and 'super risers' which allow wheelchair users an elevated viewing position.