ACCESSIBILITY

Venue Description: Veterans Memorial Park is a large field with mowed grass. The ground is a firm, mostly flat surface with little change in the terrain. This grass can become muddy, less firm, or uneven depending on the weather. The distance from one end of the festival to the other is about 700’. 

The Access Center: We are an information and assistance booth for patrons with disabilities. We are located just inside the 21 Beach Street Access Entrance to the festival, on the left. Stop by to: 
o    check out a wristband giving permission to use the reserved viewing areas for patrons with disabilities.
o    get the code to the locked toilets reserved for patrons with disabilities.
o    pick up the braille or Large Print, or Dyslexia friendly font copy of the program schedule that you reserved, or to read the extra copy we keep at the Center. To reserve your copy, write to info@beachroadweekend.com at least 2 week before the festival.
o    meet up for a guided tour of the venue available to patrons who are blind or have low vision. Write to info@beachroadweekend.com to make a reservation. We may be able to accommodate a last-minute request.
o    recharge your powered mobility or medical device.
o    learn where the service animal relief area is located.
o    fill out a survey about the Access Program.
o    rest in the shade of the Access Center.

 Reserved Viewing Area: The viewing area for patrons with disabilities is on a raised platform in front of the Sky Deck in the middle of the field. Folding chairs are provided. Enter from the northeastern side of the Sky DeckDeck (the entrance has moved since 2022). Look for signs with the wheelchair symbol. Patrons using this area must have a disability that makes it very difficult to stand in the audience. To gain access to the viewing platform, stop by the Access Center to check out an access wristband.
o    Companion Policy: Each person with a disability may bring one companion into the reserved viewing area. Families, consisting of no more than two adults and any children less than 18 years of age, when one member of the family has a disability, may stay together in the reserved areas.

 Accessible Toilets: There are accessible portable toilets located in each cluster of toilets. Some are locked to help them stay cleaner. Patrons with mobility disabilities, compromised immune systems, or conditions making it necessary to use the facilities with great haste, may stop at the Access Center for the code to these locks.

Hydration Stations: The hydration water stations are staffed so are accessible.

Charging Stations for Powered Mobility and Medical Devices: These are located at the Access Center and on the raised viewing platform. 

Mobility Devices: Only those with mobility disabilities may use mobility devices. 

What’s allowed: Power wheelchairs and three or four-wheeled mobility scooters. Manually powered mobility aids, such as walkers, crutches, canes, braces, knee scooters.

What’s Not Allowed: For safety reasons, powered mobility devices that move faster than a walking speed or are heavier and larger than a wheelchair or scooter, including two-wheeled scooters, golf carts, or all-terrain vehicles, are NOT allowed.

Other Devices: Other types of mobility devices will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. You must obtain permission to bring a powered mobility device other than a wheelchair or three or four-wheeled scooter. Contact info@beachroadweekend.com no later than 1 week in advance of the event. Include the name and model number and a link to the manufacturer of the other type of device.

Services Not Provided: The festival does not provide wheelchair push service or personal care attendants.