National Museums Liverpool recognises the benefit of welcoming disabled people
National Museums Liverpool have developed a number of access guides and visual stories for Disabled communities, sharing information about facilities and access across their seven museums and galleries in and around Liverpool, which are all autism-friendly.
The guides and stories have been developed with Autism Together, Autism in Museums, Kids...
Perth Museum is a hit – but how is it for disabled access?
Perth Museum opened its doors last month after a £27 million redevelopment project to praise in the press and on social media. But how is it for disabled access? Our Volunteer Coordinator, Claire, went along to find out.
Perth Museum
Perth Museum is housed in a heritage Edwardian building which has been transformed into a major visitor attract...
Welcome to our round-up of disabled access received in March. We had another great selection of reviews to share, which have been written by our growing community of volunteer reviewers. Our reviewers want to share the experiences of disabled access across the UK to help other disabled people and their families and friends find great accessibl...
Euan’s Guide Access Survey finds disabled people forced to cut back on food and medical necessities due to increased energy costs
The results of the 2023 Euan’s Guide Access Survey Supported by Motability Operations have found that disabled people continue to be disproportionately affected by the cost of living crisis. The survey also found that disabled people still face barriers in everyday activities. Over 6,000 people took part in the UK’s largest disabled access sur...
Euan’s Guide team members Claire and Julie were delighted to be invited along to the Blackwood Design Awards yesterday.
The annual competition was launched in 2013 by Blackwood Homes and Care, who help people live their lives to the fullest by providing high-quality housing, care and support for disabled people of all ages.
The design awards...
Accessibility at The National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt
George Guy recently visited The National Robotarium, a new centre for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Heriot-Watt. In this guest blog post, George tells us about his experience of disabled access at the university’s new building.
Recently, I and a few others from the PPI group attended a meeting at Heriot-Watt University’s National Ro...
In this month’s roundup, we have quite an interesting mix of venues that have been visited by our volunteers both at home and abroad. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to submit reviews in 2023. It's thanks to our amazing volunteers that we can share disabled access information, which we know gives disabled people and their families...
Arundel Wetland Centre wins Silver for Accessible & Inclusive Tourism
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre has been awarded the Silver Award for Accessible & Inclusive Tourism at the Beautiful South Tourism Awards.
The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of tourism businesses and experiences across the South East, and were held at The Grand in Brighton on Tuesday 13 December.
Arundel Wetland Centre told us t...
ABBA Voyage is phenomenal - including disabled access!
When we heard Euan's Guide Ambassador Tina had been to ABBA Voyage, we had to invite her to write a blog post for us given how brilliant the disabled access reviews on Euan's Guide are. We're happy to say Tina was delighted to contribute.
Believe the hype, everything about ABBA Voyage is sensational. When ABBA first announced they would be pe...
From “Places to Avoid” to “Places to Visit” - Reimagining Tokyo’s Toilets
Tokyo is known for its mix of modern buildings and traditional temples and shrines, a hyper-efficient transit system, and a rich food culture. But these days, a new kind of facility is attracting the attention of tourists: 17 public toilets which are part of THE TOKYO TOILET project. Curious to find out what was so special about these toilets,...