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...
Euan’s Guide Access Survey finds disabled people forced to cut back on food and medical necessities due to increased energy costs
The results of the 2023 Euan’s Guide Access Survey Supported by Motability Operations have found that disabled people continue to be disproportionately affected by the cost of living crisis. The survey also found that disabled people still face barriers in everyday activities. Over 6,000 people took part in the UK’s largest disabled access sur...
Euan’s Guide team members Claire and Julie were delighted to be invited along to the Blackwood Design Awards yesterday.
The annual competition was launched in 2013 by Blackwood Homes and Care, who help people live their lives to the fullest by providing high-quality housing, care and support for disabled people of all ages.
The design awards...
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...