Edinburgh for Under Fives is the popular family-friendly guide to Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Available as a guidebook and online, it contains more than 1000 parents and carers’ reviews of places to go and activities for children under 5. Editor Cathy Tingle gives us her pick of things to do with the kids in accessible venues during fest...
August is a busy time in Edinburgh, there are many festivals with countless interesting and thought provoking shows taking place across the city. One event which caught our eye was entitled “Speech Sucks: The Future Signs”. The event was a lively public debate about the value of learning sign language in the 21st century.
Two academics from H...
We interviewed Professor Graham Turner about his show at the Fringe this year called Speech Sucks: The Future Signs. You can read our full review of the show here.
What was the aim of your Fringe show?
My research focuses on British Sign Language (BSL), and right now, we are building up to launching a BSL Bill in the Scottish Parliament – so...
Backstage in Biscuit Land is a unique insight into what it is like to have Tourette's syndrome. Premiering at the Fringe this year, the show is a funny and perceptive tour of Jess Thom’s life. Jess’ condition means that she says ‘biscuit’ involuntarily 16,000 times a day. The show has already received a four star review from the Scotsman. We...
We have a limited number of Fringe Festival tickets to give away. If you are able to visit the Fringe Festival before the 10th of August and you are happy to write a disabled access review for our website, please email hello@euansguide. com for further details.
Update - All of our tickets have now been given away. Make sure that you sign up t...
Fringe Interview - Laurence Clark: Moments of Instant Regret
Laurence Clark has returned once again to the Fringe with an act to impress. His new act recounts moments of instant regret. Clark enthralls audiences with tales which most people would try very hard to forget. Instead Clark has combined his moments of embarrassment to make a delightfully witty show. Set in an accessible portacabin, the wall...
New Scottish Photography Festival - Retina Festival
This week has seen the launch of a new photography festival in Edinburgh. The Retina Festival aims to showcase Scottish photographers that have made a global impact in their field. What we particularly liked about this festival is that it takes place in four venues in the city centre that have good disabled access!
The Assembly Rooms was give...
During the month of August, Edinburgh is transformed into a bustling city occupied by a series of the largest arts festivals in the world. Although the city is filled with historic cobbles and hilly streets, there are plenty of venues that have great disabled access. We have put together a list of festival venues that we have received positive...
A recent Guardian article has highlighted the lack of accessibility to many Fringe venues. However, there is lots to do around Edinburgh at this time of year and several other Festivals in the city which have excellent access.
The International Book Festival is mostly accessible and has a wide range of events on. Some performances are signed...
Were you at this year's T in the Park?
This year it was the 20th anniversary of the festival, Euan's Guide founder, Euan MacDonald & his sister Kiki were there and here's a couple of snippets from the review. . .
"The staff across the event went out of their way to make sure we were as comfortable as possible. Coleen, Ian and teams thank y...
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