Volunteers' Week 2024: how to get involved with Euan's Guide
Volunteer reviewers for EuansGuide. com
We're often told that just one review can give someone the confidence to visit somewhere new, and this means that every single one of our volunteer reviewers is making a positive difference to someone else. We also learned in our latest Access Survey that 91% of disabled people look for disabled access in...
Why we've been shortlisted for the 2024 Disability Power 100
We're thrilled to learn this month that Euan's Guide and Euan have been shortlisted for The Shaw Trust's Disability Power 100.
The Disability Power 100 is a platform for change, that recognises the most influential disabled people in the UK. It celebrates their ambition and achievements and encourages the leaders of tomorrow.
The Disability...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...