UK music venues ‘still excluding disabled fans’

Less than one in five UK festivals and venues provide good access information for disabled people, reveals Attitude is Everything's third State of Access Report

News By IQ | 22 February 2016

The Boileroom signs the Charter of Best Practice in 2014. Dominique Frazer (left) and Suzanne Bull © Attitude is Everything

One in three British music venues and festivals are failing to provide adequate information on access for people with disabilities, and 60 per cent of disabled people have been put off buying tickets as a result, according to a new study by Attitude is Everything (AIE).

The charity’s third State of Access Report – backed by Arts Council England, law firm Irwin Mitchell, Glastonbury Festival, the Association of Independent Festivals, Colston Hall in Bristol and Independent Venue Week, and launching today at the Bush…

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