You might want to consider creating an Accessibility Pack for your event – to prepare audiences for what’s to come. Accessibility Packs are low cost ways of detailing accessibility in your show.

They can include:

• Access info about the venue – eg wheelchair access, toilets, step count leading to entrance, photos or video of what the venue looks like inside and outside
• Info in getting to the venue – eg public transport routes, parking
• Content of the show – eg characters, plot, themes, content warnings for distressing content
• A script – for people who need subtitles or transcript
• Support helplines – eg Lifeline phone number, QLife details, Arts and Wellbeing Collective details
• Contact details
• Even stating what’s not accessible can be useful – for example, the event will be live streamed online, but won’t be captioned at the time. It will be saved, and uploaded with captions at a later date.

A template can be found here below!

Access Pack Template for Fringe 2024.docx

Here is are some examples of an access pack from a previous Fringe artist:

• Le Freak:

  https://www.lefreaktheshow.com/accessibility

• Shower Thots

  https://melbournefringe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/shower-thots-access-pack.pdf

Your Access Pack can be done on a Word document and saved to Google Drive or Dropbox, or could be another format like a website or blog post.

If you have a show at Festival Hub, the information on our Accessibility Page under ‘Trades Hall Access’ will come in handy.