FacSimulate contains three experiences that you can use anywhere and two experiences that can be enjoyed in locations around our building, Aviva Studios.

The full address of the venue is Aviva Studios, Water St, Manchester M3 4JQ and the what3words is chop.feeds.chase.

Please note that our changing places facility is temporarily out of action – we are working to rectify this as quickly as possible, and we’re really sorry for any inconvenience caused.

If you’re spending the day in the St. John’s Area, there is a changing places facility on Level 1 at the Science and Industry Museum on Liverpool Road.

There are accessible toilets on all public levels of Aviva Studios.

A mixture of wheelchair accessible toilets with right- or left-hand transfer as well as ambulant accessible cubicles with grab rails are located in the brick arches in the Social, through the big silver doors. There is also a Changing Places facility in the middle arch.

There are additional accessible toilets in both Hall Foyers.

You do not need a key to use the accessible toilets.

Aviva Studios is a new purpose-built cultural space in the heart of Manchester. The entrance to our building is through double glass doors at either the city or river entrance. There are automatic doors at both entrances, and these are staffed during the day, and at evening events.

Once inside, there is step-free access to all areas of the venue – with lift access to our Warehouse space and lift and escalator access to the Hall.

Whether you are coming from the Liverpool Road or Quay St side of the building, you will arrive into the Social, a large public space where there are a range of seats (including those with arms and without), a bar and toilets (including accessible toilets and a Changing Places facility).

The bars in the Social and Hall Foyer have lowered accessible service points.

We have a small number of wheelchairs and some foldable stools available to borrow during your visit – please ask one of our hosts if you would like to use these.

You’re welcome to bring your assistance dog if you are visiting Aviva Studios to explore the artwork in Factory Settings. We can provide dog mats and bowls if you need them – please ask one of our hosts for these.

There is some written information in the app. If you would prefer to hear this read out, you can turn on text-to-speech.

If you already have any accessibility settings enabled on your mobile device, the Factory Settings app will automatically use these for you.

If you would like to see what to expect before using the app, you can watch a video of the experience beforehand.

You may feel some dizziness or vertigo when you look up from using the app, or look back at the real world. Take care and sit down if you need to!

One of the experiences you can choose in the app is an audio description of the experience created Mind’s Eye.