Excel London and The Disability Taskforce have announced a collaboration designed to set new standards in venue accessibility and become the first of its kind across UK venues.
The Taskforce will provide in depth insights across the entire Excel visitor journey to ensure that access improvements are holistically inclusive.
They will work closely to produce a new accessibility strategy and roadmap for Excel, with a commitment to improvements in the coming months and years, and a long-term goal for the venue to be accessible for all visitors, organisers, exhibitors and employees alike.
Excel’s director of venue operations, Kerrie Kemp, said: “While it is important to be ambitious, we also recognise that change doesn’t occur overnight and that before we can make any impactful adjustments, we must first better understand where any potentials barriers may lie, and that’s where the brilliant team at The Disability Taskforce come in.”
Will Pike, a consultant for The Disability Taskforce, said: “We believe there is a fantastic opportunity here to raise the standard of access and inclusion for disabled people across the entire industry. Our goal, as a pan-disability consultancy team, is to create truly aspirational systems and touch points that benefit a range of lived experiences, because when it comes to disability ‘one size does not fit all.”
Consultations begin this month via a comprehensive audit and onsite inspections, with works continuing throughout the year and into 2025.
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