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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.
  • 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

    Macon Convention Center


    Date: 3/23/2022
    At Macon Convention Center we are committed to providing an excellent online experience for all our guests - including those with hearing, vision, and other disabilities.
    To ensure this, Macon Convention Center strives to substantially conform with Level AA success criteria of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 . Our website is designed, developed, and maintained in accordance with these guidelines, including regular testing.
    If you have any difficulty, questions, or would like to report any issues related to the accessibility of our website, please contact us at Roland.Biron@marriott.com or 478-803-1602.
    Subsequent reports were run on: 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

    Browser Help

    Optimize the way you view your web browser. If you have difficulty in reading the website on your screen, you may be able to change the settings on your browser to help you improve readability and visibility of each webpage:
    Learn about the Accessibility features of these major Internet Browsers below:

    Website Accessibility Features

    This website is designed to be fully accessible to all and is designed according to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and conforms to most priority checkpoints which entail some of the following elements:

    Navigation Shortcuts

    Our website can be navigated by using the tab key to traverse the elements of each page and by using the enter key to activate a highlighted link.

    Structured, Semantic Markup

    HTML heading tags are used to convey the document structure. Navigation menus are tagged as HTML maps so that the menu title can be read out, and the menu items are presented as a group. Please see our Site Map for easy navigation at: https://www.maconconventioncenter.com/site-map

    Images Visibility

    All content images include descriptive ALT attributes and all purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.

    Standards Compliance

    The site is designed to conform to Level AA compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 and use structured semantic markup.

    Accessibility References

    Accessibility Software and Services

    The following tools and services are available for free to assist you with viewing and interacting with our website:
    • Click Here for HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.