Our visits to the Digby Brown Head Injury Information events
In May we attended both of the Digby Brown Head Injury Information events, one in Edinburgh and one in Glasgow.
The events are attended by professionals and individuals, who go along to listen to a programme of speakers who give talks and lectures on different aspects of head injuries.
We were there as an exhibitor, along with other organisati...
Euan's Guide at the Motability One Big Event 2023!
We were delighted to exhibit at Motability Operation's The Big Event again this year!
We met loads of amazing people at the show in Birmingham, where Euan's Guide's Antonia went for two days in May to make sure people know who we are and what we do. As well as having a stand in the main exhibitors' area, Antonia gave a talk about Euan's Guide...
Welcome to the April Review roundup. This month we have a great selection of reviews to share with you, from London museums to wildlife parks in Yorkshire. There’s something for everyone. If this is your first visit to Euan’s Guide then hello and welcome! We hope you are inspired to write your first review. If you have reviewed before then t...
Nothing About Us Without Us Disabled People’s Activism: Past, Present and Future
Euan's Guide Ambassador, Tina, visited the People's History Museum in Manchester to see Nothing About Us Without Us Disabled People's Activism. Here, she tells us about her trip.
I was blown away when I recently visited the Nothing About Us Without Us Disabled People’s Activism: Past, Present and Future exhibition, which is on at the People’s...
Working with Dynamic Earth on Their Community Workshop Space
We were recently invited with our Ambassadors to visit our friends at Dynamic Earth for a consultation with Fran, their Senior Community Learning and Engagement Officer, to help the Edinburgh venue staff design their new community workshop space.
On arrival we went straight to the space to be used for the community workshops so we could see wha...
2022 Access Survey Results: Disabled people are excluded from everyday life by poor disabled access information
Over 7,500 people took part in the UK’s largest disabled access survey, the results of which have found that disabled people are being excluded from everyday activities because of a lack of disabled access information.
New research by disabled access charity Euan’s Guide shows that 72% of disabled people have found accessibility information on...
Welcome to the March edition of our review roundup! This month we’ve had loads of fantastic reviews, so hopefully within our selection here there’ll be one that sparks your imagination. If you’ve been somewhere recently that you’d like to share, why not write a review? Just one review can give someone else the confidence to try somewhere new,...
My Accessibility Wish List for 2023
Belated Happy New Year everyone. Here is my accessibility wish list for 2023.
1. More venues to be creative and push the boundaries regarding accessibility and inclusivity
Last year when I visited the “In Plain Sight” exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, I was very impressed that they had incorporated tac...
Last year we started a Euan’s Guide Book Club with our Ambassadors and it has been very successful and enjoyable for all involved. When our Volunteer Coordinator Claire started to organise our book club she spoke to our Ambassadors about how they wanted things to run and what genres of books people wanted to read. All genres were on table apar...
National Records of Scotland carry out Scotland’s Census, the official count of every person and household in Scotland.
Back in November we were excited to hear many of the Chromebooks and smartphones that had been used ‘in the field’ were being donated to Scottish charities.
We successfully applied for two laptops for our volunteers to use...