Welcome to the latest Euan’s Guide review roundup. We enjoy the chance to look through all the reviews that we have received and share some of the amazing reviews from April and May.
Places to visit
This month we have a lot of outdoor venues that our volunteer reviewers have been visiting. MrsGap has visited Plas Newydd House and Gardens....
Disabled people are being excluded from using electric cars by inaccessible charging infrastructure
Our most recent Access Survey tells us that the electric vehicle charging network excludes disabled users and, as a charity that amplifies the voices of disabled people, we’re sharing what the problem is along with comments and data from the Access Survey in this blog post.
We were disappointed to learn that 75% of disabled people with experien...
Summer seems to finally be on its way and we're delighted to kick off the season at The Big Event in Birmingham on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 May!
We're proud to have been working with Motability Operations - the organisation behind The Big Event - on our Access Survey for the past three years. The Euan's Guide Access Survey has been supported b...
National Museums of Liverpool recognises the benefit of welcoming disabled people
National Museums of Liverpool have recognised the benefit of welcoming disabled people to their venues by sharing information on their disabled access. As well as listing with Euan’s Guide, they’ve added a series of guides and visual stories to their website on their autism friendly venues in Liverpool.
The guides and stories have been develop...
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...
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...
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,...