Gallifrey One is a safe and welcoming place for fans of all ages, shapes, sizes and walks of life. As such, we like to ensure that our convention provides as much access to our events and functions as possible, including for our attendees who may have mobility or communication issues. Here is what you can find at Gallifrey One:
Accessibility Services at Gallifrey One
If you require special assistance at Gallifrey One, we invite you to visit the Accessibility Services desk, located just around the corner from Member Services. (The location can also be found on the map in your convention program book.)
Accessibility Services is the place to register for assistance with your special needs, including but not limited to up-front seating in the main auditorium.
Reserved Seating
Gallifrey One can provide a limited amount of reserved seating in all of our program rooms, to accommodate our visually impaired, hard-of-hearing and mobility challenged visitors. Seats and wheelchair/scooter parking are all clearly marked and available on a first-come first-served basis for those being assisted by Accessibility Services.
In our main auditorium (Program A), we have a small amount of reserved seats are located at the very front of the hall off to the left side. Program A seating is open Friday at 10:30am and Saturday/Sunday at 9:30am, and the reserved seats are open at that time. For evening events in Program A, seating is usually done approximately 15 minutes before the auditorium opens. Accessibility Services will let you know when and where to meet for seating.
Please note that we only provide up-front seating in Program A for those with special requirements such as limited vision or a need to be near the ASL interpreters (if available). For those with general mobility issues, we will seat you in the general seating area (or wheelchair/scooter parking if you use them). If you want guaranteed front-row access, you will need to be in the general seating line which starts forming each morning.
For all other program rooms (Program B-E), there are a limited number of accessibility-marked seats in the front row to the side that are open to first-come/first-served only.
Communications
Unfortunately, due to our small size and the substantial costs involved, we are not able to provide ASL sign language interpreters on an individual basis for each attendee. Staffing our main auditorium with ASL signers is a massive expense for our non-profit convention, requiring multiple interpreters each day, and while we have utilized this service in the past, it is simply beyond our capacity at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. (We do seat those with vision impairment or hearing loss at the front of the room if needed, including those with hearing issues who can read lips.)
Site Access
The Marriott Los Angeles Airport, our host hotel, complies with all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act for physical accessibility to the site, not only in convention spaces but throughout the hotel.
For a complete summary of all of the accommodations Marriott visitors can enjoy, please see this page.
Important
While we do our very best with the resources we have, unfortunately we cannot make every aspect of Gallifrey One barrier-free; we are limited by finances, logistics, facilities, and volunteer staffing. Though we are a small temporary non-profit event, we nevertheless do everything we can to reasonably accommodate our attendees’ requests in cooperation with ADA guidelines.
If you have specific questions or would like to share your suggestions, feel free to contact us so we can assist you further!
