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A Convention Center Designed With Accessible Needs in Mind

At The Edgar H. Wilson Convention Center, we leave no stone unturned to ensure a pleasant experience for guests and attendees with accessible needs.
Parking is as easy as it gets, with ample accessible parking spots available directly in front of the main entrance, and additional spots located just outside the east entrance. Please take a look at our campus map for the exact locations. To maximize ease of access, all of our event spaces are on one level, and a limited number of wheelchairs are available free of charge at the concierge desk.
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  • Hotel Accessibility Features
    • Fire alarms for the audio & visually impaired
    • Accessible entrance without stairs
    • Accessible doorways for all public spaces
    • Accessible covered area for pickup & drop off
    • Limited or no accessible self-parking
    • No accessible valet parking
    • Service animals accepted
    • Alternative and/or large lettering on public signage
    • Accessible path to check-in
    • Accessible path to guest rooms
    • Accessible path for all public spaces
    • Accessible elevator
    • Accessible public bathroom
    • Total of 10 accessible rooms
  • Website Accessibility

    Accessibility Statement for Macon Convention Center

    Date: 3/23/2022
    This is an accessibility statement from Macon Convention Center

    Measures to support accessibility

    Macon Convention Center takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Macon Convention Center:
    • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

    Conformance status

    The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Macon Convention Center is fully conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

    Feedback

    We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Macon Convention Center. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Macon Convention Center:
    • Phone: 478-803-1602
    • Business Address: 220 Coliseum Drive, Macon, Georgia 31217

    Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

    Macon Convention Center is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
    Macon Convention Center is not compatible with:
    • Older web browsers: Content may not function correctly on older versions of web browsers that lack support for modern web standards, HTML5 features, or CSS3 properties. Examples: Internet Explorer 6-8, and versions of Firefox, Safari, or Chrome no longer supported by the creators (typically up to two previous versions).
    • Non-standard browser configurations: Uncommon browser configurations, such as highly customized settings, extensions, or experimental features, may conflict with certain web content or accessibility tools.

    Technical specifications

    Accessibility of Macon Convention Center relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

    Limitations and alternatives

    Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Macon Convention Center, there may be some limitations based on third party entities that are providing data into the site. Please contact us if you observe an issue.

    Assessment approach

    This website was assessed for accessibility by the following approaches:
    • Self-evaluation at site launch
    • External evaluation: a recurring automated check via API providing tests for WCAG 2.2 specifications. Ongoing testing was conducted on: 09/04/2024; 08/01/2024; 07/01/2024; 06/26/2024; 06/03/2024; 05/31/2024; 05/01/2024; 04/01/2024; 03/04/2024; 02/01/2024; 01/01/2024; 12/05/2023; 11/01/2023; 10/01/2023; 09/01/2023; 08/01/2023; 07/01/2023; 06/01/2023; 05/01/2023; 04/03/2023; 03/01/2023; 02/04/2023; 01/13/2023; 01/02/2023; 12/01/2022; 11/04/2022; 10/03/2022; 09/01/2022; 08/01/2022; 07/08/2022; 07/01/2022; 06/01/2022; 05/04/2022; 04/01/2022; 03/23/2022

    Date

    This statement was created on 9 February 2024 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.