This week we hear from our London Ambassador Tina who shares her experiences of traveling around London as a disabled person.
Twice this week I had the horrifying experience of the traffic lights changing on me while I crossed the road with buses and other vehicles proceeding ahead, blocking my access to reaching the pavement safely. The firs...
It's one of the events we greatly anticipate every summer! In this Voices of Covid blog, the Edinburgh International Book Festival explains the challenges around staging an event while adapting to the pressures of Covid.
The past 18 months have been relentlessly challenging for everyone, and for those of us working in the arts and events sector...
Today we hear from our Edinburgh Ambassadors Sarah and Karine who recently attended their first music event in 18 months, they share with us how they found the whole experience from feeling apprehensive beforehand to how they felt when there.
We received confirmation from TRNSMT that the event would be going ahead and from the moment we read th...
How does it feel to travel on public transport post-lockdown?
As Scotland and the rest of the UK move into level zero life seems to be seems to be constantly changing. I know that for myself and many other disabled people, while we are celebrating the new level of freedom and the possibilities that it can bring, many people are finding their fi...
Today we hear from our London Ambassador Tina on how she is feeling using the public bus transport again since the start of the pandemic.
Since I’ve emerged from nearly one and a half years of shielding, one of the things that has been most difficult to deal with, and which is now impacting on my emotional well-being as it is really getting me...
When online learning was announced I felt this sense of dread pour through me because it had never been explained to students. It was to my knowledge that online learning wasn't achievable or wouldn't have the same support as in-person learning.
But for the past year, online learning has been the way for most universities throughout lockdown a...
Jarred McGinnis is an author and writer, releasing a new novel in a much different situation from when he started writing it. With some of his creative plans spoiled because of the pandemic, he speaks about adapting to new surroundings.
In April last year, I was co-producing a project with a visual artist, Sam Winston. One by one, all the wor...
With Covid-19 still spreading across the world, getting vaccinated is looking like the best way back to some sort of normality again. At the time of writing, in the UK there have been over 71. 3 million doses of the vaccine given and 29. 8 million people have been fully vaccinated. Over the course of the rollout of the vaccinations at Euan’s G...
Euansguide. com is the disabled access review site where disabled people, their family, friends and carers can find and share reviews on the accessibility of venues around the UK and beyond. The site is an invaluable tool for everything from planning a day out, to picking a last-minute place for coffee or lunch.
At Euan’s Guide we are asking v...
With the easing of restrictions and reopening of venues across the UK, many of our users have highlighted concerns regarding adherence to the rules and enforcement of ongoing restrictions. Covid has affected all our lives in some shape or form. For many disabled people, this has meant months of shielding or only going out for essential purpose...