04 Feb 2019
Is this Scotland’s most accessible roadside diner? 04/02/2019 A pit stop for hillwalkers and road-trippers, Tyndrum is a tiny Scottish village that leads to Oban in the west and Glen Coe in the north. A stretch of road with a petrol station, a mini-market and a few roadside diners is where you’ll find the hustle and bustle of Tyndrum, and one of these diners is on a mission to make it Scotland’s most accessible village.
01 Feb 2019
New accessible underpass nears completion at Loch Leven 01/02/2019 They say you shouldn’t wake a sleeping giant, but the opposite is true at Loch Leven in Kinross-shire, where miles of pathways have been made accessible to disabled people looking to enjoy Scotland’s countryside. The £800,000 project will connect the Loch Leven Heritage Trail circling the loch with the ‘Sleeping Giant’ hill path; a trail that leads from Lochore Meadows Country Park in Fife to RSPB Scotland’s Loch Leven reserve (
24 Jan 2019
Yesterday BBC East Midlands published a story about Richard Shakespeare, a disabled man who spent hours on the floor of a hotel in Reading. It’s a troublesome thought, that a person using an accessible hotel room could find themselves in such a risky scenario, but it happened. In the article, it was reported that Richard, who has cerebral palsy, lost his balance while using his stick and fell to the floor. Thankfully, the emergency cord was within reach, and Richard pulled it. The alarm, however
28 Nov 2018
Five wheelchair-accessible ice rinks in England 28/11/2018 We’ve put together a selection of venues on Euan’s Guide that have ice rinks that welcome wheelchair users. Why not make the most of the colder weather and enjoy a trip to an ice rink near you? Centre for Life, Newcastle The Centre for Life is running accessible skating sessions again!
27 Nov 2018
Accessible Air and Space Museums 27/11/2018 From wood and canvas biplanes to supersonic jets and space rockets, air and space museums help us learn more about these amazing machines that have taken mankind into the skies and beyond. These accessible air museums are the best place to see these amazing machines up close and hear the stories of the men and women who designed, built and flew them. National Museum of Flight East Fortune, East Lothian, EH39 5LF Scotland’s national museum of flight w
19 Nov 2018
Accessible toilets are designed to be spacious for a good reason, but unfortunately this makes it all too tempting for them to be used for storage. Storage for what exactly? That’s the question we asked you, and what we found may surprise you…
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