UMS Accessibility Guide
ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENT
UMS believes that experiencing live music as a community increases inclusion, joy, and belonging. Yet for many music lovers and musicians with disabilities, the full experience is often out of reach.
That's why we're committed to making the UMS experience accessible.
We know that it will take time and ongoing engagement to meet the ever-changing needs of a dynamic, diverse community of music lovers. So, over the next several years, UMS will hire artists with disabilities to lead this vision, and we’ll make the small and large improvements they recommend in pursuit of broader accessibility.
ACCESSIBILITY COORDINATION
Please contact us by emailing accessibility@theums.com with any questions or requests ahead of festival weekend.
HOW TO FIND THE ACCESSIBILITY TEAM:
The Accessibility Team will be at The Youth on Record tent near the Showcase Stage and roaming the festival footprint. We will have t-shirts that say UMS Staff. Please ask us if you have any access needs!
VENUES:
We conducted a user experience tour of the venues to check for usability. This tour was
Informed by ADA accessibility guidelines, but does not certify compliance.
Completed by a power wheelchair user and a mobility scooter user.
Venues we found accessible have a sticker that looks like this. By accessible we mean we could get in and out of the front door, wheel around the space and use the bathroom.
TRANSPORTATION:
The UMS supports Denver’s Vision Zero plan. We all want everyone to make it home safely. Please be courteous & obey traffic laws. We have outlined our suggested transportation options, and we encourage you to use alternate options to driving. Please use the cross lights and cross walks, as there are many lanes of traffic on Broadway.
Public transit is encouraged and fares are free all month!
Alameda light rail station is .8 miles from central festival
Bus route 0 along lincoln, one block away
Visit https://www.rtd-denver.com for schedule
Limited Accessible parking - not easy to find.
More information on Vision Zero can be found here: https://www.denvergov.org/Neighborhood/Vision-Zero/About
NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING INFO:
214 metered parking spots on Broadway
67 permitted bike racks (137 bike capacity)
Surrounding neighborhoods have parking restrictions for non-residents.
ENTRANCE:
Wristbands needed first, can scan at any stage,
Purchase tickets on site avail at box office located central
The line moves fairly quickly
BEST PLACES TO BE DROPPED OFF:
21 South Broadway (Central location, we expect the street to be very crowded)
65 Broadway (2 blocks north, smaller main stage expected to be less crowded)
SIDEWALK CONDITIONS:
Gravel surfaces on the west side at Broadway and E. 1st Street and W. Ellsworth Street.
Your experience is valuable to use. Please complete this accessibility survey: https://forms.gle/W2X9BwP3BbpQXfqF6 and/or email us at accessibility@theums.com to let us know your experience.