Accessing Pride London events and information

Pride London tries very hard to make sure that everyone can access as much of its events and information as possible.  Please find following further information on this or email for further assistance.

 

This website

Help in changing the look of our website

My Web My Way was developed by the BBC as a source of accessibility help for all computer users. It includes information on changing not only the

colours and text size and style of our website, but will explain how these changes can be made to affect every site you visit if you wish.

Accessibility features

We have incorporated the following into our site:

  • text based navigation
  • a publicly accessible sitemap
  • resizable text
  • a skip to content link to help screen reader and keyboard users access content quickly
  • alternative stylesheets (or viewing themes), (we are working to expand these to include a version designed to assist visitors with dyslexia)

  • a flexible page layout (the centre column resizes with the width of your browser window)

    • Screen-readers

    Many screen-readers are available such as JAWS or Window-Eyes (both approximately £400).  ScreenReader.net offer a free screen-reader, called Thunder, for personal use on XP and computers. Thunder will work with most common Windows software such as Microsoft Word, WordPad, Notepad and Outlook Express.

    In order to browse the web, users will also need to download WebbIE, a free text browser specifically developed for blind and visually-impaired people.  There are also a number of speech programs such as Fangs, FoxyVoice and Fire that add screen-reading functionality.

    In order to access music, e-books and radio etc, users will need Real Alternative - a freeware alternative to RealPlayer. Some complex visual tasks such as dealing with pictures and inserting symbols in Microsoft Word or using Outlook may also require additional functionality.

    Feedback

    We welcome feedback on our website. If you have had any problems or any issues while using our site, we would like to hear about it! Our details can be found on the Contacts page.

     

    Accessing our events

    Pride London aims to provide a wide range of facilities to ensure everyone can enjoy Pride Day on Saturday 30 June

    Blue Badge Parking

    Westminster City Council provide a large number of Blue Badge allocated parking spaces. Please visit their website here for a full list. Those near Trafalgar Square currently include:

    1. St Martins Lane  - Meters M2803 / 04

    2. William IV Street  - Meters M4471 / 72

    3. Suffolk Place  - Meters M2751 / 2752,  M 2747 / 48 / 49

    4. Suffolk Street  - Meters M2740 / 41 / 42 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 58 /( 59)

    Toilets & Hotels

    For a list and map of accessible toilets in the West End please visit GaytoZ section on Accessible toilets

    For a list of accessible hotels in the West End please visit - Accessible hotels

    Parade

    Access buses will connect from the Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, to the start of the parade in Baker Street. There will be a safe space at the head of the parade.

    Trafalgar Square

    There is an accessible platform on the North-East Terrace of Trafalgar Square. This platform is assisted by our Access Stewards. Charging for electric wheelchairs is available.

    Pride Festival

    We encourage all of our festival events to be accessible, but as these are run by other organisations we cannot guarantee facilities. We provide contact details for each event.

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