The inside of Everton Stadium as the pitch is prepared on November 8, 2024
The inside of Everton Stadium as the pitch is prepared on November 8, 2024 (Image: Tony McArdle/Everton FC Official Photography Library/SmartFrame)
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024 and to mark the occasion here's a look at how Everton Stadium will be the most accessible club stadium in the country, with supporters catered for in all stands on multiple levels. Lifts will give supporters designated platforms at varying elevations of the bowl, providing a far greater matchday offering for wheelchair users and their companions.
There is also a 320% increase in the number of easy access (366) and amenity seats (310) compared to Goodison Park, while a sensory box, sensory room, two quiet rooms, eight faith rooms and three changing places facilities are among the features that will revolutionise the matchday experience for thousands of supporters. Public lifts will give full access at all levels and all accessible platforms are step-free.
Inclusivity is a key factor in the design, with more wheelchair bays (279) than any other English club stadium, representing a 30% uplift from Goodison Park. Everton Stadium will be fully accessible from the moment that spectators enter through the Regent Road gates.
The plaza provides a spacious and level area to meet, eat and drink with friends and family pre-match. The plaza leads the way to all stands with 19 accessible lifts across the stadium, offering access to all levels plus all bars, restaurants and experiences.
Throughout the stadium there are 58 accessible toilets, 20 gender neutral toilets, and, in the family stand, a family toilet. All 137 male and female toilet blocks also have an enlarged cubicle for ambulant disabled supporters while there are 95 baby changing facilities across the stadium.
Pitch level accessibility platform at Everton Stadium
Pitch level accessibility platform at Everton Stadium
A close up view of at the pitch level accessibility platform at Everton Stadium
A close up view of at the pitch level accessibility platform at Everton Stadium
A map of level 0 including accessible areas at Everton Stadium
A map of level 0 including accessible areas at Everton Stadium