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Independent events, promotions and activities being held around the UK and beyond. Disabled Access Day 2016 returns to the UK and to locations worldwide this Saturday for a day of exploring accessible venues and discovering what’s out there. The annual event which is in its second year will take place on 12 March and hopes to encourage disabled people, their families ... Read More »
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Disabled Access Day at The National Theatre
Temporary Theatre Foyer, Saturday 12 March, 11am – 3pm This Saturday 12 March, the National Theatre will be taking part in Disabled Access Day, a nationwide event which encourages disabled people to visit somewhere with friends and family that they’ve never been before. This is the second year Disabled Access Day has taken place, and the second time that the ... Read More »
Disabled Access Day 2016
Today marks the 50 day countdown to Disabled Access Day 2016. The annual event which is in its second year will take place on 12 March and aims to encourage disabled people, their friends and families to visit somewhere new. The nationwide initiative already has over 130 independent venues signed up plus national chains such as Caffè Nero, Strada and Barclays Bank ... Read More »
Research shows that accessible toilets can make or break your popularity
On 17 December 2015, London and Edinburgh: 98% of disabled people, their friends, families and carers would be likely to return to places that have good accessibility, a survey by the disabled access review website, Euan’s Guide, has found. Venues that proved popular with 80% of respondents were those that could assure people that they had accessible toilet facilities, according to ... Read More »
The 100 day countdown to Disabled Access Day has begun!
Today, 3 December, marks the 23rd UN International Day of People with Disabilities. With access and empowerment at the core of the celebrations it’s apt that the day also marks just 100 days until Disabled Access Day 2016. The annual Disabled Access Day is set for its second year on 12th March 2016 and aims to encourage disabled people, their ... Read More »
Disabled Access Day 2016 – save the date!
Disabled Access Day, the annual national initiative created to raise awareness of the importance of disabled access, is back for its second year on 12th March 2016. The event aims to encourage disabled people, their friends and families to visit somewhere new and over 50 venues across the UK, including Westminster Abbey, Tate Modern and The Scottish Parliament, have already ... Read More »
Euan’s Guide Launches Red Cord Campaign to Improve Disabled Access
This week, Euan’s Guide, the disabled access reviews website, launched its Red Cord Campaign across the UK in order to encourage the correct usage of emergency cords in accessible toilets. Many of the website’s reviewers frequently find that the emergency cord in accessible toilets is hard to reach or is tied up in knots, making it difficult for a disabled ... Read More »
First ever Disabled Access Day launched
Euan MacDonald, co-founder of online disability access guide, Euan’s Guide, attended the launch aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, which is moored in Edinburgh’s Leith Docks beside the Ocean Terminal shopping centre. Disabled Access Day is a tourism initiative from Visit Scotland aimed to promote those with disabilities, their families and friends to get out and about to visit a venue ... Read More »
Family support disabled man with accessibility guide
Why is Euan’s Guide, a disabled access review website and app, capturing attention and support where others have failed? When Euan MacDonald became disabled due to Motor Neurone Disease diagnosed 10 years ago, he got frustrated that the only way to discover if a venue was fully accessible was by visiting it himself. Married with two young children, MacDonald has a ... Read More »
