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Festival access and facilities

We want your visit to the I'm Me Festival and Symposium to feel easy and welcoming. Below is some information to help you plan your visit.

Workshop of people in circle reaching forwards with arms

If you have any questions about access please email Kelsie at k.acton@yorksj.ac.uk.

General information

Parking

There are a small number of blue badge parking spots on campus. If you use these you will need to register your number plate with the University by emailing estates.admin@yorksj.ac.uk. 

Buildings

The York St John Creative Centre has step free access throughout. Access to the first and second floors is via a lift in the lobby.

There are all gender toilets and accessible toilets. The accessible toilets are the minimum required by Document M.

There will be a chill out space available on the second floor throughout the symposium and the festival.

The symposium, all performances and workshops are relaxed. This means you can respond naturally including moving, making noise, and coming and going as you need to.

Performance and film

The symposium, all performances and workshops are relaxed. This means you can respond naturally including moving, making noise, and coming and going as you need to.

All video art is captioned.

The performances on Friday 20 June will be live captioned.

Sensory information

  • Lights will remain on the theatre and screening room.
  • Almost every performance and film has people talking over music or other sounds.
  • Sistarz has a live band so it may be loud.
  • Me First may have sudden loud sounds and people shouting.
  • All video art is captioned.
  • The performances on Friday 20 June will be live captioned.

For further information about each performance visit our schedule. 

Content notes

The I'm Me Festival is about artists with learning disabilities exploring their experiences of the world. This includes:

  • Their experiences of people making assumptions about them, including ableist language. Ableist language means language that tells people with learning disabilities that they are less than.
  • What they want to say, especially with their art.
  • Encountering barriers and bullying.
  • Different understandings of the world.
  • Not being listened to or not being taken seriously.
  • How important it is to share experiences with each other.
  • The things that bring them joy.

Getting here

The Creative Centre is on the York St. John Campus. Here is a map of the campus: Campus map.

Quiet Pride has developed some videos to show how to get to the Creative Centre. They've generously shared them with us.

Leaving Union Terrace Car Park

Union Terrace Car Park to junction of Gillygate and Lord Mayor's Walk

Lord Mayor's Walk to Creative Centre

Junction of Gillygate and Clarence

Creative Centre - Gallery

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The York St John Creative Centre from outside if coming from the direction of Lord Mayor's Walk.
Creative Centre exterior The York St John Creative Centre from outside as you approach from the direction of Lord Mayor's Walk.
A view of the Creative Centre foyer from the first floor.
Creative Centre foyer A view of the Creative Centre foyer as seen from the first floor.
The inside of the Creative Centre auditorium, seen from the stage.
Creative Centre auditorium The inside of the Creative Centre auditorium, as seen from the stage.
Lecture theatre
Screening room The first floor screening room

Image descriptions (left to right)

Creative Centre exterior: The York St John Creative Centre from outside if you have come from the director of Lord Mayor's Walk. The left side of the building is a cylinder. The right side of the building is square shaped. The 2 shapes are connected by a rectangle with large windows. The ground level and centre of the building have wooden panelling. The left and right side of the building from first floor up have dark grey panelling.

Creative Centre foyer: A view of the Creative Centre foyer from the first floor. To the right there are stairs going down to the ground floor. On the left there are stairs going up to the second floor. In the centre, on the ground floor is an open space with a grey, concrete floor. There are windows on the right and lots of natural light.

Creative Centre auditorium: The inside of the Creative Centre auditorium, seen from the stage. There are 2 levels. The ground level has a bank of red chairs in the centre with aisles on either side. The seats don't have arms on them. The room in panelled in narrow vertical strips of wood that create an intense, repeating pattern. The only place in the auditorium without this pattern is the stage.

Screening room: The first floor screening room. There are rows of fixed tables and seats facing screen. The seats do not have arms. There is space for a wheelchair user on the left in the front row. There are bright overhead lights that will be dimmed for the I'm Me Festival.

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