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...
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...
Karis is sharing with us experiences herself and her family have faced when they are out and talks about how we all have to still be considerate of other peoples space as coronavirus is still out there.
I live in Inverness where the Covid rate has been relatively low compared to everywhere else. When I go outside for fresh air, the majority o...
Tina is sharing with us how she is feeling about the easing of lockdown and what she'd like to see everyone doing to ensure the safety of others.
Many of us, particularly those who have been shielding, are feeling uneasy about what happens next with the easing of lockdown. How each of us choose to emerge back into society is a personal thing,...
The Worrying Rise of Assistance Dog Access Refusals
This week we hear from Jonathan Attenborough as he shares what it is like to experience an access refusal and some possible solutions.
My name is Jonathan Attenborough, I am a Euan’s Guide Ambassador and I am registered blind. I have a guide dog called Sam. He is a yellow Labrador Retriever cross and we have been partnered together for almost...
Tina, our London Ambassador, has received her first Pfizer vaccine and has shared what the experience was like.
Last week I had my 1st Pfizer vaccine. I’m so pleased and relieved that this has happened. I appreciate that deciding to be vaccinated is a very personal choice. However, I thought it might be helpful writing about the practicaliti...
Claire talks to us about what it has been like to shield this time around and how she found tackling a big life change in the midst of a pandemic.
On the afternoon of Saturday the 14th of March 2020, I decided to start shielding because I feared the Covid-19 cases in my area were starting to rise and I needed to protect myself. It was a strang...
Happy New Year, Our Disabled Wisdom Will Get Us Through This
Euan’s Guide Ambassador Tina reflects on last year and shares her plans for the year ahead.
The New Year is often seen as a fresh start and usually by now my diary is beginning to fill up with meet ups with friends, holidays and other events. In comparison, my 2021 diary is still looking relatively pristine. For many of us who are shielding,...
Zoe shares her thoughts on accessible toilets - and the lack of them.
One of the interesting changes to come from the impact of lockdown is how everyone has had to adapt to a new way of life, whether they are a disabled or non-disabled person.
As disabled people we often gain a variety of new skills through being disabled. We have to learn to...
Euan’s Guide London Ambassador Tina shares her experience of coming out of lockdown and what impact it has had on her.
For each of us who have or continue to shield, we each need to work out what is best for our own individual situation. This is my story.
I had a hysterectomy in 2019, after a diagnosis of womb cancer. My sole aim for 2020 wa...