Heather also attended the launch of the Rangers Fans Charter in February and is extremely proud to be a Rangers supporter.
The 26-year-old, who is wheelchair bound due to Cerebral Palsy, has praised her club for creating such an impactful and worthy campaign. She said: “I think the Everyone Anyone campaign is very positive and professional and it’s good to see the club value all their supporters.
“Due to my disability, I feel that I’m excluded in many aspects of my life but when I come to Ibrox, I support my team the same as any other Rangers supporter. I think the EA campaign is great because, although we’re all different, at Ibrox we’re all just the same. I feel that the EA campaign shows that everyone is welcome.
“The campaign highlights the message that everyone who wants to be part of the Rangers Family are always welcome and should always be allowed to feel that way.
“I’m very impressed with the campaign visuals I have seen - they are very diverse and powerful.
“The fans charter (launched before lockdown earlier this year) is a great idea and I hope that it’s given more coverage in the future. It would be good to see copies of it placed around the stadium.
“I’ve been part of the Disability Matters Group for five years and I feel I’ve been able to give the perspective of a younger wheelchair bound fan to the group. My dad comes along as both my carer and as a member of the group.
“As a member of the group, with the guidance and support of Liz Kay and Stewart Robertson, I feel I have contributed in helping develop things like Broxi’s Den, accessibility stewards, radar key accessibility to all disabled toilets in the stadium, getting stewards to kneel on the track at half time and at the end of the match so that wheelchair users can actually see the football and the installation of no entry tapes at the bottom of the stairwells to make the disabled area safer for supporters.
“I think the existence of the group has raised a general awareness of the importance of recognising different disabilities and making adjustments to enable more disabled people to attend matches.”
Heather, born in Glasgow and now living in Ayrshire, developed a love for Rangers at an early age through her dad Eddie and the pair enjoy attending matches at Ibrox together.
She continued: “At the age of 6, there were very few things that I could participate in and I enjoyed watching football. My dad is a Rangers supporter and explained to me that I could go and watch a live match. We went to an under 19 game at Ibrox and I loved the experience so we put my name on the season ticket waiting list and waited 9 years. During this time, I watched the majority of matches on tv. I got to attend some matches at Ibrox and my dad managed to get some away tickets and I became a season ticket holder in 2012.
“I used to attend away matches regularly however with the increasing use of pyrotechnics I stopped as I find it hard to cope with sudden, loud noises. I still go to all the home matches and watch away games on TV.
“One of my best memories is of the 2010 league cup final. We were down to 9 men and, at that point, I’d never seen Rangers lose a domestic cup final. Dad tried to let me down gently saying ‘I don’t think we’ll win this one, pal.’
“Seconds later, Kenny Miller scored and I’d tried to hug my dad who had already ran away in celebration!
“When I was younger, the full 2002-2003 squad were great in my opinion. For me, a Rangers player should play for the shirt and I feel that Lee Wallace in the past and James Tavernier presently are Rangers players who really play for the jersey.
“From a fans point of view, I’d like to be able to get back to Ibrox as soon as is safely possible. With regards to the team, I’d like to see them have a good run in Europe - and the treble!”
Thanks to Heather for taking the time to be involved in Everyone Anyone.
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