Our highlights from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022, which have a focus around disability or have particularly good access options.
Edinburgh International Book Festival Inklusion Guide launch, 25 August, Baillie Gifford Sculpture CourtFind out more
Tickets are on sale for the launch of the Inklusion Guide which focuses on making literature...
You Know We Belong Together to play its UK Premiere at the Southbank Centre this August
Following sold-out seasons in the 2018 Perth Festival and Black Swan's 2019 season, award-winning play You Know We Belong Together brings its celebrated portrayal of living with Down syndrome to the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room from Thursday 18 - Saturday 20 August for its UK Premiere. Julia Hales leads a cast of six Western Australian actor...
Holidaying as someone who is clinically vulnerable
As a clinically vulnerable person, life has been full of difficult choices since all protective measures have been dropped. When everyone around me is acting as though Covid has gone away and virtually no one is wearing a mask, how as I emerge from shielding, how do I keep myself and others safe when Covid is still a genuine risk to so many of...
If you’ve never heard of Changing Places, you probably will today –it’s Changing Places Awareness Day and we’re proud to support this invaluable organisation with a special blog post filled with helpful information and tips.
So, for those who don’t know, what exactly is a Changing Places toilet? They’re accessible toilets for people with profou...
We are incredibly honoured and proud to have been selected as one of three charities who will receive funds raised from The World Short Hole Golf Pairs Championship at the end of the summer.
The event will take place on Friday 9 September, from 12 noon until 5pm and, actually, it sounds like a bit of a party to end the summer! The entry fee /...
Post-lockdown the availability of clean and safe accessible toilets is more important than ever in helping disabled people get out and about again with confidence. We’d encourage you to review your local accessible loo on euansguide. com so that people visiting your area this summer will have up-to-date information on accessible toilets.
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Edinburgh Deaf Festival to take place 12-19 August
We were delighted to hear the announcement that a new Deaf Festival taking place in Edinburgh this summer might well become an annual event. The Edinburgh Deaf Festival is the first of its kind in Scotland and is organised by Deaf Action and, importantly, support was shown by over 100 leading figures form the arts, business, charity and politic...
In March 2020 our in person meet-ups with volunteers and Ambassadors stopped. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic our Euan’s Guide staff members and Euan’s Guide Ambassadors have met up most months, sometimes more often, over Zoom video call to catch-up and take part in various events. It was a great way to stay connected in a time wh...
Experience accessible live theatre at The Old Vic this summer
We're pleased to partner with The Old Vic to share accessibility information at the famous London theatre, in this promotional blog post.
Following recent improvements, The Old Vic is now more accessible than ever. There is a step-free entrance on Waterloo Road with lift access to the Box Office, inner foyer, Penny bar and cafe and stalls leve...
Our venues take home winners' medals in the Visit England Awards for Excellence 2022
Visit England’s Awards for Excellence took place last night on Wednesday 8 June at the Birmingham Library, and we were excited to find out who would take home the gold award for the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism category.
The national finalists were selected from hundreds of tourism businesses across England including hotels, self-catering a...