Stephen Lightbown: Poet and disability rights champion
Bristol-based poet, Stephen Lightbown, is a wheelchair user who, twenty years after his sledging accident, began writing poetry and performing in venues around his city. Stephen, born in Lancashire, has an ambition to one day read poems in his Northern accent in New York! Until then, he continues to work for the NHS during the day and perform p...
When you think of a 200-year-old ship, a vessel made for another era, you might not think ‘accessible. ’ You’d be right, but that doesn’t stop those looking after HMS Unicorn from doing everything they can to ensure everyone can enjoy Scotland’s oldest ship. Anchored in Dundee, HMS Unicorn is one of the world’s six oldest floating ships and now...
Paul Ralph: I’m a storyteller, I see reviews as people’s stories
Pottery collector, storyteller and access expert, this week we caught up with Paul, Access & Inclusion Director at Euan’s Guide, to hear his story about what goes on behind the scenes at the charity.
Behind the scenes with Paul Ralph
A history-aficionado, it’s no surprise that Paul has just returned from the National Museum of Scotland. “I...
Is this Scotland’s most accessible roadside diner?
A pit stop for hillwalkers and road-trippers, Tyndrum is a tiny Scottish village that leads to Oban in the west and Glen Coe in the north. A stretch of road with a petrol station, a mini-market and a few roadside diners is where you’ll find the hustle and bustle of Tyndrum, and one of these diners is on a mission to make it Scotland’s most acce...
New accessible underpass nears completion at Loch Leven
They say you shouldn’t wake a sleeping giant, but the opposite is true at Loch Leven in Kinross-shire, where miles of pathways have been made accessible to disabled people looking to enjoy Scotland’s countryside.
The £800,000 project will connect the Loch Leven Heritage Trail circling the loch with the ‘Sleeping Giant’ hill path; a trail that l...
Is this Derbyshire’s quirkiest accessible cottage?
This little cottage sleeps four people in the Peak District, but there’s something different about Croft Bungalow. Converted to make disabled access easier, the cottage has wide doorways, ramps, a high-contrast colour scheme and a wheelchair accessible wet room, but look a little closer and things get even more interesting.
Have you ever staye...
Hovercrafts might sound like something from the future, but you can use one to travel to the Isle of Wight, zipping in and out of boats and ferries on board a public transport hovercraft! We love the concept, and we love what Hovertravel are doing to make travelling by hovercraft as smooth and accessible a journey as possible. Now, we’re workin...
The Changing Places gap has been closed in the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle thanks to The Hepworth Wakefield’s brand-new facility that was unveiled earlier this year. There is now a Changing Places toilet at each point of the triangle, and we were keen to find out more about the latest arrival’s impact on accessibility at The Hepworth Wakefield...
Turning a 1000-year-old castle into an accessible attraction
Lincoln Castle is perched at the top of a steep, an unimaginably steep, hill. It’s also close to a thousand years old, and was built by none other than William the Conqueror. Despite all of this, the enthralling castle has a 4. 5 star review on Euan’s Guide, and wheelchair and powerchair users regularly wander along the Medieval Wall Walk. We...
Wheelchair accessible pottery and disabled access at mac Birmingham
This Birmingham contemporary arts centre is an exciting venue with over a million visitors a year and a programme that celebrates the work of disabled artists. What we love most about mac Birmingham is the friendly attitude of their staff and the exciting variety of accessible workshops to choose from! Here Jess Wolinski tells us more about the...
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