Matchday access
Matchday Arrival Access Audit
How blind and low-vision fans get from a club's accessible arrival points to the gate, and back after the match, walked and written up.
What it covers
Every accessible arrival point the club publishes (drop-off zones, shuttles, transit stops and accessible parking) and the route from each to the gate and back.
How it works
- Two matchdays: one at doors-open, one after the final whistle.
- Each route is walked by the Institute's founder with a paid blind or low-vision co-researcher.
- We log crossings, vehicle conflicts, queue surges and whether public-address announcements can be heard.
- We record the approach audio only with the club's written permission, in public areas. Conversations are not the subject and are not transcribed.
What the club receives
- An accessible written report with a text description of each route.
- The hazards found, with prioritised fixes, from quick wins to requests for city or transit agencies.
- A briefing for guest-experience staff.
Delivered about two weeks after the second matchday.
Price
A fixed fee of $3,500.
One founding club receives the audit at no charge, in exchange for matchday access, permission to record, and a case study that names the club only with its written sign-off.
What it is not
The audit does not rate or rank clubs, and it does not require installing anything.
About AEGIS
AEGIS is the Institute's acoustic research platform. A later pilot could test phone alerts for crowd surges, quiet vehicles and lost audio cues on the approach to the gate. It is in research, and the audit does not depend on it.
Contact
KaTerrell Kennedy, Founder, International Institute for Integrated Performance: admin@integrated-performance.institute