As we reach high summer and people are thinking about going out and about exploring, maybe trying new things too, we want to bring some news of one of our own explorers. Paul, who many of you know through his support of Euan’s Guide or his exploits with Disabled Access Day, is off on a new adventure. After ten years of reviewing, talking, and s...
Digital Volunteer of the Year at the Tech4Good Awards 2023
We’re really proud that our Ambassadors Dennis and Veronica AKA Disabled Traveller were finalists in the Tech4Good Awards last night for Digital Volunteer of the Year. In the end Alex, a volunteer at The Cyber Helpline won and Dennis and Veronica were highly commended.
Dennis and Veronica couldn’t attend the awards but Christina from the Euan’...
North Berwick Beach Wheelchairs and the Seabird Centre
The Euan's Guide team and Ambassadors visited North Berwick last week to have a catch up and take part in some filming we're working on for Euan's Guide.
We were treated to a wonderful talk from the staff at North Berwick Seabird Centre, who told us which types of birds we could expect to see at the beach, and how there are lots of types of cra...
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...
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...
In October a few of the Euan’s Guide staff team and some of our Ambassadors met up at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for a hybrid ‘Accessible Gardening’ workshop. The event was arranged by Jenny Foulkes, their Community Engagement Manager, and Elinor Leslie, Community Gardener.
The workshop was designed to be as inclusive as possible wheth...
Euan’s Guide Ambassador Jill Clark shares her experience of going on holiday with her family after the pandemic. She also shares her experience of disabled access both in the airports and in Orlando itself.
Going on a holiday is one of my favourite things to do so for the last two years I did wonder if I will ever get a holiday again! Lucky fo...
Euan's Guide Ambassador, Karis, returned to Glastonbury this summer to embrace its healing properties and peacefulness by way of the nature and the local people. There were challenges to be faced, but in this guest blog post Karis explains why visiting Avalon is worth pushing herself out of her comfort zone and into location, where she fully em...
This week we hear from our Ambassador Janice in Dumfries and Galloway who has been visiting Commonwealth Graves as part of their Doors Open Day event.
Last weekend I attended one of the 37 Venues in Dumfries & Galloway which were participating in Doors Open Days, Dumfries & Galloway 2021, a free festival which was held over 2 days in th...