Manchester Pride is dedicated to making sure the charity's events are accessible to everyone. Each year we continue to conduct numerous accessibility listening groups, and we also seek expert advice from relevant disability charities and communities who we feel can offer valuable input on our accessibility offerings for all of our events.
At Manchester Pride Festival, we make temporary, reasonable adjustments to the area to provide access to the event site and staged event areas. We are aware of the limitations and restrictions of making the Gay Village Party event site fully accessible due to the nature of the location of the event.
How to apply to make use of our Access Facilities
To be eligible for the use of access provisions whilst at Manchester Pride Festival, you must be able to supply one of the following documentation dated within the past 12 months, or with a valid date covering the event:
- The front page of DLA letter with PIP letter showing the start and end dates of your entitlement
- The front page of Attendance Allowance letter
- Evidence of being registered as severely sight impaired (blind)
- Recognised Assistance Dog ID card
- Valid Access Card showing you require a +1 to accompany you
If you are not in receipt of any of the above, you can supply the following to support your application and it will be reviewed on a case by case basis:
- Doctors/Specialist Letter or Personal Statement confirming why you require the services requested
Facilities Available
Accessible Toilets
We will have a number of accessible toilets on site at Manchester Pride Festival. The locations of these can be shared closer to the event.
Changing Places Facility
We are aiming to have a changing places facility once again for 2025.
Viewing Platforms
We will have an accessible viewing platforms at the event. The locations of these can be shared closer to Manchester Pride Festival.
Viewing Area
We are aiming to have a viewing area in the Indoor Arena again for 2025.
Access Reception/Team
We will have a full access team again for 2025. The Access Team will be based at the Access Reception if you have any questions or queries over Manchester Pride Festival weekend.
Parade Viewing Area
Each year we offer an accessible Parade viewing area. The location of this for 2025 will be shared closer to the event.
Quiet Space
We aim to provide a quiet space again in 2025. The location of this will be shared closer to the event.
BSL
We aim to provide BSL Interpreting again in 2025. Information on the events that will be interpreted will be shared closer to the event.
Assistance Dogs
Registered assistance dogs are welcome on site. Please do let us know if you will be bringing an assistance dog with you on your access application form. We ask you to please consider the welfare of these animals when in loud and crowded areas.
Bars and Traders Adjustments
We aim to have large print plain text menus available at all bars and traders at the Gay Village Party again this for 2025. We are also liaising with the bars and traders team to build lowered serving points where possible.
Hearing Loops
We aim to have hearing loops in key locations once again for 2025. The exact locations of these will be shared closer to the event.
Medical Fridge
We will have a Medical Fridge on site for storing medication. This will be located in the Access Reception. The location of the Access Reception can be shared closer to the event.
Accessibility Info Pack
Before the festival we send out an access info pack to customers who have had their applications approved. This has some more details about our provisions and a little more info about Manchester Pride Festival for your convenience.
Digital Accessibility
We want everyone to be able to use our website regardless of their computer knowledge or disabilities. We have designed our website to be as accessible as possible, in accordance with guidelines laid down by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
Help with seeing the page
You can easily make changes to your computer to help you see what's written on the page more clearly.
Most internet browsers, such as Internet Explorer or Safari, allow you to force the text on a web page to be the size and colour you want. Many operating systems also come with a built-in screen magnifier that allows you to enlarge a portion of the page to several times the original size.
Help with your keyboard and mouse
Many people think they can't use a computer because they can't use a mouse, but it's perfectly possible to do away with your mouse and use a keyboard instead.
If you can use a mouse, but find it difficult, there are ways to make your mouse easier to use in your settings on your computer.
Accessibility Tools: Recite Me
We're committed to improving communication and the quality of the service we provide, and to fulfil this mission, we now provide Recite Me assistive technology on our website. This enables our visitors to customise their experience in a way that best suits their individual needs.
Recite Me Web Accessibility and Language ToolbarRecite Me is innovative cloud-based software that lets visitors view and use our website in a way that works best for them. We’ve added the Recite Me web accessibility and language toolbar to our website to make it accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible.
Accessing the Recite Me toolbarYou can open the Recite Me Accessibility Toolbar by clicking 'Accessibility tools' in the navigation menu, in the top right corner of the Manchester Pride website.This button now appears in the top right corner of every page of our website.After you click 'Accessibility tools', the Recite Me toolbar opens and displays a range of different options for customising the way the website looks and ways you can interact with the content.
Using the Recite Me toolbarPlease see our
Recite Me User Guide for full instructions on how to use the toolbar.
