Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing well and managing to enjoy some of the nicer weather. Following feedback from our users we decided to write this blog as a guide showing you how to use the Forum. We are adding new features all the time to hopefully make the Forum more accessible and interesting for everyone who uses it. I hope you enjoy...
We’re back this week interviewing another one of our amazing Ambassadors Janice, who lives in Dumfries. I’ve not meet Janice in person yet, but it’s been great getting to know her in our Ambassador Zoom catch-ups this past year.
How did you find out about Euan’s Guide and how long have you been an Ambassador?
I first became aware of Euan’s Gui...
Hi everyone, I hope you are all keeping well. Lots of us had snow earlier this month, I know some people like to make snowmen but I also know from personal experience that on 4 wheels it can be a little more challenging! There are still lots of ideas of things to do being shared on the Forum, here's my rundown of some of the new posts that have...
Venue Case Study: The Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is one of the world’s leading literature festivals, growing across almost 40 years to become the largest public event of its kind. We firmly believe that anyone can and should be able to enjoy our events, regardless of personal circumstances. The Book Festival has long committed to improving access, an...
Our Ambassadors are a fundamental part of our Euan’s Guide team and are fantastic at spreading the word about the work that we do. Throughout this blog series we are going to be interviewing some of our Ambassadors to find out a little bit more about them. Today we’re speaking to Ryan MacDonald who is one of our Ambassadors in Glasgow.
How di...
Guest blog from PosAbility Magazine.
The latest issue of your award-winning PosAbility Magazine has landed this month and this issue is all about finding your love of food. During lockdown many people have been taking to the kitchen to get creative and Euan’s Guide have shared some great tips and tricks for making cooking as accessible as poss...
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...
Last month we asked you to share some accessible loos and Changing Places toilets that you felt deserved a shout out. Over the next two blogs we'll share the selection of 21 loos that come recommended by you! In this blog we'll look at all the suggestions that came in of places that have a Changing Places toilet and then we'll continue the list...
This is the second part of our rundown of memorable loos you shared with us. In the last blog we looked at the places with Changing Places toilets, this time we'll cover places with accessible toilets only.
As we mentioned last time, this is just a bit of fun and a nice way to talk about places we remember for the right reasons. Many of the...