• The Box Office entrance of the Usher Hall is accessible by wheelchair ramp.
• Due to building work on Grindlay and Cambridge Street the usual disabled parking spaces are unavailable. There are drop off points outside the Traverse Theatre on Cambridge Street. For more information on access to the Usher Hall please call the box office: 0131 228 1155 and/or administration: 0131 228 8616.
• Disabled toilet facilities are available in the Stalls area.
• When booking, please inform the Box Office if you require a wheelchair space.
• The Grand and Upper Circles are not accessible by wheelchair.
• The Upper Circle is not suitable for those with walking difficulties or vertigo.
• Guide Dogs are most welcome.

Loop System

For hearing aid users, a loop system is in place in the auditorium. To access this facility, please switch your hearing aid to the "T" position.

Concessions

Patrons who are registered disabled are entitled to the Concession price when available. Also see Artlink below.

Artlink

Linking the arts and people with disabilities.
Contact 0131 229 3555 or visit www.artlinkedinburgh.co.uk

Parking

Due to building work on Grindlay and Cambridge Street the usual disabled parking spaces are unavailable. There are drop off points outside the Traverse Theatre on Cambridge Street. For more information on access to the Usher Hall please call the box office: 0131 228 1155 and/or administration: 0131 228 8616.

Disabled parking - disabled people can park in pay and display with no time limit and can also park on single and double yellow lines (subject to some constraints). Further information can be found at www.direct.gov.uk

Disability Discrimination Act 2004

We have brought our facilities at the Usher Hall up to the required standard. This website has been designed to also be fully readable as a text-only site. Our Live Music brochure covering all events at the Hall is available in large print, braille, on tape and various computer formats as well as community language translations. Contact the Interpretation and Translation Service on 0131 242 8181.

Phase II of our development will further improve access throughout the Hall including:

• Automatic double doors to the new Box Office area
• A plinth to access all entrances to the Hall, eliminating steps
• Several lifts throughout the building