SUPPORTING ACCESSIBILITY

TVX2019 will be held in the two different places, Wednesday June 5 and Thursday 6 at THE LOWRY THEATRE and Friday June 7 at BBC QUAY HOUSE. We have an active reasonable adjustment policy since we want to fully ensure that no-one is prevented from attending our conference, and equally so that people can be sure that the conference will present an accessible experience for them before they register to attend.

Our process for individual reasonable adjustments is simple. Please email our Inclusion and Accessibility Chairs with a request (inclusion@tvx2019.com) and this will be treated with the strictest confidence. Below we have listed both examples of reasonable adjustments that can be individually requested, as well as the specific steps we are already taking in an anticipatory sense.

• Advance access to the written materials prior to the conference. This could be appropriate for someone who needs to have them converted into a different format (e.g. Braille) or needs additional time to read the materials in order to decide which sessions they would like to attend (for instance due to Dyslexia).
• Free registration for a Personal Assistant attending the conference to aid a participant.
• Special dietary requirements accommodated on request when registering the conference, be they for disability, religious, or cultural reasons.
• Arrangement of an individual fire evacuation plan.
• Accessible Proceedings – We are working with the ACM’s new TAPs system to ensure that all final camera-ready submissions will be published as accessible PDF and HTML formats and made available online in advance of the conference start date. Please contact us if you need help access them.

• Conference Venue – TVX2019 will be held in the two different places as follows.
  • Wednesday June 5 and Thursday 6, 2019 at THE LOWRY THEATRE
    • Situated on the waterfront in MediaCityUK and fully accessible venue. The closest tram station is MediaCityUK.
    • Address: Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
    • Contacts:
      Email: info@thelowry.com
      Box Office: 0843 208 6000
      Groups Line: 0843 208 6003
      Access Line: 0161 876 2183

    For more information about THE LOWRY THEATRE, please visit at https://thelowry.com/visit-us/access

  • Friday June 7, 2019 at BBC QUAY HOUSE
    • Address: Salford M50 3AZ, UK (located near the Lowry Theatre and the closest tram station is MediaCityUK)
    • Address: Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
    • Contacts:Phil.Stenton@bbc.co.uk

From Manchester Airport (MAN) to THE LOWRY THEATRE or BBC Quay House

There is no single direct public transportation from Manchester Airport to either The Lowry Theatre or BBC Quay House. There are several different ways to reach the places. It is recommended to take two different trains (see Map 1), one ride from Manchester Airport station to Manchester Piccadilly station (see Map 2), then take another ride from Manchester Piccadilly station to MediaCityUK station. It typically takes around an hour from Manchester Airport to MediaCityUK station.

Map 1(overview from Manchester Airport to MediaCityUK station)

Map 2 (first ride from Manchester Airport to Manchester Piccadilly station)

Map 3 (second ride from Manchester Piccadilly station to MediaCityUK station)

For more information, visit the websites of Manchester Airport, The Lowry Theatre, BBC Quay House and trainline linked below.

Manchester Airport

https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/
https://www.manchester-airport-guide.co.uk/

THE LOWRY THEATRE

https://thelowry.com/visit-us/access/

BBC QUAY HOUSE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/venue/media_city
https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/insidethebbc/whatwedo/aroundtheuk/northwest.html

Trainline

https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/manchester-airport-to-manchester-piccadilly

Need more help? Please contact inclusion chairs Mariana Lopez and Si Jung “SJ” Kim via email inclusion@tvx2019.com