Find information on access and parking, lavatories, hearing assistance, medical facilities, wheelchair hire and dedicated ticket lines.

Welcome to The NIA and Community Hall, part of The NEC Group. This leaflet covers all facilities available to visitors with disabilities.

If you have any queries or need assistance during your visit, please contact any member of staff who will be happy to help.

We hope you enjoy your visit.

All levels of The NIA are accessible to wheelchair users, via ramps or lifts. Tactile signage is fitted in all lifts at The NIA. Assistance Dogs are welcome at our venues, however we do recommend that they are not brought to concerts or other loud events.

For vehicles displaying blue badges, parking is free of charge.

There are designated parking bays on Level 11 (The NIA Main Entrance is on Level 11) of the South Upper Car Park, situated off Sheepcote Street.

If these parking bays are full, please park on any car park level which has an odd number, where a lift will take you to Level 11 for the Main Entrance.

Visitors with disabilities arriving in vehicles over 2.1m in height (Minibuses or Ambilifts), will be directed to the Olympian Suite entrance via the VIP ramp situated off Sheepcote Street. Here visitors can disembark, and traffic officers will then direct the vehicle to the nearest parking bay.

Please advise Box Office if travelling by Ambilift.

If arriving by car or taxi, but do not require parking, use the VIP ramp situated off Sheepcote Street, access to The NIA is via the Olympian Suite entrance, vehicles then exit via the ramp.

If travelling by public transport, access to The NIA is either by the Olympian Suite entrance or by the Stage Door situated off King Edward's Road.

Please check your tickets for the door open time, and arrive in plenty of time. The NIA can be extremely busy before the start of a concert or event.

Community Hall is wheelchair accessible. Community Hall car park is situated off St. Vincent Street where there are designated car parking bays. For vehicles displaying blue badges, parking is free of charge.

An induction loop system is operational in selected seating areas, which can be linked to visitors hearing aids. Customers wishing to utilise this system should inform The Box Office, when purchasing tickets and should contact a steward on arrival at the venue in order to be supplied with the appropriate equipment.

Telephone 0121 782 3555

All visitors with disabilities attending concerts are advised to call our Dedicated Ticket Line number (0121 782 3555) when booking tickets. Please inform us at the time of booking if you need a wheelchair space or have any special requirements, so that we can arrange for everything to be ready on your arrival.

We will also help you find the most convenient seating for visitors with visual impairment.

Assistance dogs are welcome at our venues, but owing to sound levels involved, we recommend that you do not bring Assistance Dogs to concerts or other loud events.

Please note that all ticket sales are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

For The NEC, The NEC Arena, The NIA & any Non-NEC Group Venues

0121 782 3555 (+44 121 782 3555 from outside the UK)
Dedicated ticket line opening times:
9am - 8pm Monday to Friday (not including Public Holidays)
9am - 5pm Saturday & 10am - 5pm Sunday (weekend opening hours may be extended on concert/event days)

For The ICC & Symphony Hall

0121 780 4949 (+44 121 780 4949 from outside the UK)
Dedicated ticket line opening times:
10am - 6pm Monday to Friday, extended to 8pm on concert nights (not including Public Holidays)
12pm - 5pm Saturday, when there is no performance
10am - 5pm Saturday, when there is a daytime performance
10am - 8pm Saturday, when there is an evening performance
2pm - 5pm Sunday, when there is no performance
10am - 5pm Sunday, when there is a morning performance
12pm - 5pm Sunday, when there is an afternoon performance
2pm - 8pm Sunday, when there is an evening performance

The NIA has an on-site Medical Centre with fully qualified staff.

In the event of a medical emergency please notify a member of Security or any member of staff who will be pleased to help you.

For concerts and events at The NIA, manual wheelchairs are available, free of charge. We strongly advise visitors to prebook equipment to avoid disappointment by telephoning 0121 200 2000 ext. 7106. For any visitors who have not prebooked equipment and arrive on the day, any remaining stock will be issued on a first- come, first-served basis. Certain restrictions apply, please ask upon booking.

An in-house committee meets regularly to address services for disabled visitors, and regular audits of our building are undertaken in respect of access.

If you have any suggestions or comments you wish to make, please advise a member of staff. Alternatively, write to:

Visitor Liaison Manager,
The NEC,
Birmingham B40 1NT

The NEC Group comprises The NEC, The NEC Arena, The NIA, The ICC and Symphony Hall.

In the event of a medical emergency please notify a member of Security or any member of staff who will be pleased to help you. Alternatively, call the Medical Centre on 2222 using the internal telephones located inside the main venues.

Community Hall toilets are wheelchair accessible. There is also a toilet, in both Male and Female changing rooms, for disabled visitors.