DISC: Dundee International Sports Centre

Dundee

4.5

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justjules

28 Jul 2024

Roller Derby in Dundee

4.5

Date of visit: July 2024

Image of three disabled parking bays with ramp and rails.

Image of a ramp with a railing leading up from the carpark

Image of front door to the DISC - this is an automatic door that opens outwards.

Image of the automatic door opening taken from within the foyer

Image of DISC foyer with view to the hallway that leads to the main sports hall. Vending machines are also present.

Image of a hallway with blue walls and a white floor.

Image of spectators watching roller derby within the DISC main hall.

Image of accessible toilet with a door open

Image of accessible toilet with sink, and an accessible shower cubicle.

Image of people playing roller derby in the DISC main hall. Photo credit: Laura MacDonald

Image of accessible shower with a chair in it from within the accessible toilet.

Overall Rating

Excellent

There are not many venues in Scotland that provide space for the sport of Roller Derby - but the DISC in Dundee is one of them. There is a lot more going on at the DISC - but for this review I only had time to focus on the main hall. This is where the roller derby takes place.

Disabled Access In and Around

Excellent

There are wide long ramps for everyone to get into front of the building. There is an automatic door to get in. Vending machines in the foyer if you need a snack. It is a long straight hallway towards the main hall where the roller derby takes place - it looks like a lot of sports take place here! The accessible loo is off the same hallway. It is step free to the main hallway. For the roller derby, the spectators sit at the edge of the track. I'd recommend to sit back a couple of rows as some of the skaters who took a fall came quite close to the onlookers! There seems to be a viewing platform over the area from the first floor - I've not been up there but I've been told by friends they are pretty sure there is no lift access, and you get up there by pretty steep stairs.

Parking & Transport

Excellent

There are 3 disabled parking bays with a wide ramp to access the front entrance of the DISC. I'm not sure what public transport access is like - my friends who took the bus had a bit of an uphill walk, but there may be other options.

Accessible Toilets

Good

There is an accessible loo which also had a shower cubicle in it too. Red Cord was present. Missing a star because the toilet wasn't very clean.. I don't recommend zooming into the photos I've added. I didn't have enough time to inform the staff. The non-disabled loos were quite clean so hopefully they are usually kept to a cleaner standard and this was a mishap by a visitor. There is also a shower with seating area within it in the accessible toilet - see my photos to assess if they will be useful for you.