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 in Museums and EMBED to make their venues more welcoming, and the page gives visitors an idea of what to expect from a visit to one of their seven venues across the city.

You can find information about the autism friendly museums and galleries on the National Museums Liverpool website. At the bottom of the web page you’ll also find links through to each individual museum and gallery about their disabled access, including accessible toilets and parking, cafes, lifts, seating and more.

One of their venues, Museum of Liverpool, has also recently launched a Disability History Trail, which explores fascinating stories of local disability heritage and includes a tactile and sensory trail, allowing visitors to explore collections through touch and smell. You can find out about the trails and more on National Museums Liverpool's Disability History Hub on their website.

We’re delighted to support National Museums Liverpool by asking our community of reviewers and Euan’s Guide users to provide feedback on the autism friendly guides and stories. Please contact Ann Chaplin by email at marketing@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk if you have any thoughts you’d like to share.

We’d also like to encourage our venues to look at the guides and stories - they’re a great example of best practice when it comes to talking about your disabled access so that disabled people can find the information they need easily. One of the most important things you can do to welcome disabled visitors to your business is to share your access information, and make it easy to find and accurate makes all the difference.

A great place to start is by listing with Euan’s Guide for free!

Image: Pete Carr/National Museums Liverpool

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