Our accessibility commitment
Launched in 2022, The TV Access Project (TAP) is an alliance of the UK’s biggest broadcasters and streamers who have pledged to work together to create a substantive and permanent structural shift which will ensure access provision for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent.
The Bottle Yard Studios has been a TAP Activator since 2022. We support TAP’s vision to see full inclusion in the TV industry by 2030, where no disabled talent is ever excluded because barriers have been removed and equity created. We are a member of TAP’s Production Spaces workstream, focused on supporting Studios, Facilities, Post Production Houses, VFX and Outside Broadcast Units to make their spaces accessible so that Disabled people can carry out their roles on an equitable basis.
Our operational team is committed to the continued improvement of accessibility across our two sites. If you have any accessibility requirements, need help planning your site experience or have any queries or feedback, please contact us by emailing thebottleyard@bristol.gov.uk or calling 01173576888.
TAP Activator
As a TAP Activator, The Bottle Yard Studios is committed to:
- Prioritising access and adopting the 5A’s (Anticipate, Ask, Assess, Adjust, Advocate) as part of our working practice
- Prioritising disability training to help embed The 5As into the business environment
- Appointing an Access Lead or Champion within our organisation to ensure all users have their accessibility needs met
- Carrying out an access audit (TAP’s Production Buildings Audit Checklist – completed in November 2025)
- Publishing an action plan identifying how we will address the issues highlighted by the audit and become accessible and inclusive by 2030
- Understanding that clients and/or anyone on our sites – including cast, crew, suppliers, freelancers or staff – may have access needs
- Encouraging open, honest ad non-judgemental dialogue between all parties
- Understanding that access is everyone’s responsibility
Our TAP Leads
The Bottle Yard’s two TAP Leads are our Client Service Managers Rebecca Old (TBY1) and Kelly Davies (TBY2).
Ask for them at Reception or email them at thebottleyard@bristol.gov.uk.
Our TAP Audit
In November 2025 we successfully completed the TAP Production Building Access Description Checklist for both TBY1 and TBY2 sites, meaning that The Bottle Yard Studios is now officially TAP-certified as fit for inclusivity.
To enable this, our staff attended bespoke accessibility training delivered by Proudlock Associates to ensure that our TAP audit was as thorough and effective as possible.
Recent improvements
TAP Toolkit
The TAP Toolkit is a thorough resource, developed in partnership with TAP members, specifically aimed at production. The toolkit is designed to guide production in hiring, implementing reasonable adjustments, and making spaces and locations accessible, ensuring an inclusive work environment. The Toolkit is available to all via the Pact website here.
Partnership work
In April 2025 we partnered with TAP to host a bespoke training event at The Bottle Yard Studios for representatives from non-purpose-built production facilities, to explore TAP auditing for retrofitted industrial conversions and encourage knowledge sharing.
We are also proud to have co-delivered the West of England Workforce Development Programme 2024/25 and subsequent All Set West Training at the Studios, supporting local entrants from backgrounds underrepresented in the industry, including disabled people and those identifying as D/deaf or neurodiverse.
Find out more
For more information about TAP and accessibility for spaces and locations, visit the PACT website here.