Parking 100 accessible parking spaces are available (8 for away supporters) and other car parks subject to availability. Additional parking is available further away but drop off passes can be issued with at least 7 days notice. The area around the ground is hilly with ramps and lifts operating in the stadium.
Accessible Services Accessible toilets are located directly behind the spaces for wheelchair users and have radar locks. Keys available from stewards. The refreshment facilities have been adapted for both wheelchair users and ambulant disabled fans with full access to all catering outlets. Steward assistance is available if requested. Audio commentary is available via a portable receiver subject to availability. Headsets are provided free of charge. Contact Sheila Maybury for more details.
Accessible Facilities Home supporters have 75 spaces for wheelchair users available to them. 8 spaces for wheelchair users can be found in the home section for away supporters. Spaces can be found on an elevated mid tier position for both home and away supporters (the length of the Trinity Road Stand). The area allows all helpers to sit alongside with all positions fully covered. Places for ambulant disabled supporters can be found in a dedicated area in the home end, or alternatively the club will accommodate individual requests on application to Sheila Maybury. Away supporters are accommodated with their own supporters.
Villa Park Trinity Road Birmingham B6 6HE
Date: 30/01/2011 00:00:00 By: Carole Billouin FA Cup: Aston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers
My husband is disabled and we have visited Aston Villa on several occasions supporting Blackburn Rovers. An upsetting incident occurred at yesterday's match. The areas for disabled supporters are in the Trinity Lower stand which is home supporters stand. This usually does not cause any problems as the home supporters/stewards are generally friendly. I needed the toilet, so not wanting to have to push through the throngs of Villa fans to go to the Ladies' toilet on the concourse, I went to the disabled toilets at the end of the stand. There are two there, both were empty at the time, and no queue. The first incident was that the lock did not show that the toilet was occupied and someone actually opened the door (with their key) whilst I was in there. The second was that the steward told me I was not allowed to use the toilet as I am not disabled. I queried this as I know that personal assistants are not supposed to leave the disabled person on their own and going to the main toilets would have meant queueing and therefore take longer. It is not easy caring for a disabled person 24/7 and attending football matches takes a lot of organisation, a little bit of common sense makes all the difference.
Date: 02/03/2010 00:00:00 By: stewart coniff Avid's member 29 Burnley
As it snowed early hours of the day the ground staff had made a good job of clearing snow but on the only ramp for chairs adjacent to the programme kiosk on the Trinity road forecourt it was left on the ramp ? ..the Holte end car park was also very slippy as this hadn't been done or gritted thank heavens it melted in the bright sunshine during the match. The disabled dedicated stewards are a credit to our fine club and the facility to meet them a brilliant idea and we all appreciatte it and feel confident home and away really great people (a slightly different uniform may help them being recognised) as is the newly relocated Avids area in the conservatory of the Holte Hotel . We have just had a direct full time line allocated and Shiela tries to please everyone but a little late in the season after the demands of or great cup success i don't agree with the club's /Avids away scheme , a ballot system? but overall Randy and the General have listened ...but dissapointed that the carer subsidy on disabled coach travel was removed .
Date: 23/06/2008 00:00:00 By: Chas Banks October 2006 v Manchester Utd
Getting There - Easy for most of us I guess. Right in the middle of the country and a few minutes drive from the M6. If you contact the DLO in advance, you can get parking in the grounds of the nearby transport museum. The surface is a bit rough, but it's close to the ground. Entrance - It's tough to find without help as it's hidden from view at the main gate, but the stewards are very helpful and knowledgeable too, which always helps.
The Viewing Position - You sit half way up the main stand with your helper by your side. Generally speaking the view is excellent, although there are occasional problems with seeing one corner at the far end when people stand up. As you sit behind the home fans, this can cause some issues.
Price,Toilets & Catering - There are modern, clean disabled toilets all the way along the stand usually a maximum of about 25 yards feet away from the viewing position, You need a Radar key, but if you don't have one there will be a steward who has one in their pocket. Catering was easy to access for me, with a lowered counter service. The prices are decent and the World famous Balti pie ia on sale! The concourse has TV's eerywhere, so you can see the goals at half time if there are an to watch! The stewards were excellent, very friendly, the view of the game was very good plus the pies and the beer were brilliant and fairly priced. Always a great day out.
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