Poor Disabled Facilities
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Date of visit: August 2016
I have experience of challenges around: moving around
Overall Rating
Bad
The arrangements made for wheelchair visitors for this event, are very poor. The viewing area is at the very back of the areana, too far from the stage. There is no raised platform for wheelchairs. Very difficult to watch the acts because of people standing in front, which blocked views. Along with a path in front of disabled area used for people to move from one area to another. No High Dependency Units on site for those that cannot use portable facilities, which were not very hygienic and were used by other members of the public. There was no disabled parking set aside, nor was there a disabled drop off point. There should be a temporary surfacing placed on the ground, leading from the parking areas to the disabled area, as it is an uneven ground. As this event has been run for 3 years and it gets bigger every year, the organisers should look to other outside events, to see how they run for disabled people.
Disabled Access In and Around
0At the very back of the venue. Blocked views and public path in front, made it worse.
Parking & Transport
0No disabled parking and transport non existent.
Accessible Toilets
0No HDU toilets. Poor hygiene and was not patrolled as non disabled people used them. Some wheelchairs would not go into toilets
Staff
0Non helpful.
Additional Information
Organisers need to ask for input from disabled users and carers. A lot can be learned from speaking to other organisers who run similar events.
