Ceremony
Access
Access is planned from the beginning of the ceremony, not adjusted at the end of it.
Accessibility
Nothing is promised until it is contracted.
No access service is described as available until it has been contracted and confirmed. Accessibility is a ceremony workstream in its own right, not an adjustment made at the end of planning.
Step-free access
Not yet contractedStep-free routes to entrances, seating, stage access, hospitality and facilities.
Seating accommodations
Not yet contractedWheelchair spaces, companion seating, transfer seating and sightline considerations.
Captioning
Not yet contractedCaptioning in the room and in any broadcast or streamed presentation.
Sign-language interpretation
Not yet contractedInterpretation of the ceremony, with clear sightlines for those using it.
Assistive listening
Not yet contractedAssistive listening provision across the auditorium and hospitality spaces.
Sensory and access needs
Not yet contractedQuiet space, advance sensory information and support for a range of access needs.
Accessible transport guidance
Not yet contractedGuidance on accessible arrival, drop-off, parking and travel to the venue.
Who this covers
Guests, artists, presenters, press and audiences.
Access applies to the room and to the transmission: to arrival and seating, to the stage and backstage, to press positions, and to captioning and interpretation for anyone watching a broadcast or stream.
Accommodations
Requests will have a route, once there is a ceremony.
Access and support requirements are held privately and never published or attached to any public record. When a ceremony exists, a clear route to request accommodations will be published alongside the guest information.