Did you spot our blog last month announcing the launch of the Euan’s Guide dementia filter and discussing the new dementia-friendly tourism guides produced by VisitEngland and VisitScotland?
Dementia has been on our mind for some time here at Euan’s Guide, but after speaking to Carol Sargent, the founder of MindforYou and a contributor to the ne...
I’m Tina, London Ambassador for Euan’s Guide. I have a mobility disability and walk with a crutch. I live in London and am a qualified London tour guide. Here are 5 hidden gems of fascinating but less well-known places in London to visit if you like history, culture and museums.
London Mithraeum
Photo of: Reconstruction of the Temple of Mit...
It is hard to believe we’re heading into November next week! Where has the time gone?
There are loads of interesting events listed on Euan’s Guide. We’ve chosen a selection that we think you might like. Leave a comment if there’s another event you’re attending that you think other people might be interested in!
How accessible are the venues t...
Last week VisitEngland and VisitScotland launched their dementia-friendly tourism guides and at the same time we also launched our own new dementia filter for reviews on Euan’s Guide.
Tourism Guides
These VisitEngland and VisitScotland guides are designed to help tourism businesses be more welcoming to customers living with dementia. The guide...
World Toilet Day takes place annually on 19th November.
Every year on World Toilet Day, we try to highlight the common issues faced by disabled people when they use accessible toilets when they are out and about. Last year for World Toilet Day we asked you to share stories of the strangest things you have found in accessible loos for our #NotA...
Thank you for your interest in the 2019 Access Survey. The survey is now closed and the results will be published later this year.
The #AccessSurvey is the longest running survey of its kind in the UK. It gives an annual insight into what disabled people think of access provision in public places and spaces.
Together with Disabled Access Da...
Euan is included in the Disability Power List 100 2019!
Euan MacDonald, the co-founder of Euan’s Guide and the Euan MacDonald Centre for motor neurone disease (MND) research, has been featured on the list of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK again this year!
The announcement was made at a reception at the House of Lords this afternoon (Tuesday 8th October). Euan’s Guide’s Managing D...
We were delighted to attend the Blue Badge Access Awards at the Langham Hotel in London last night. It was a pleasure to celebrate people, venues and organisations that go out of their way to make everyone feel welcome!
The Awards
In case you missed it, here are the winners and the shortlist from each of the award categories:
The Euan’s Guide...
What does it take to make a sporting event accessible?
Written by Euan MacDonald, co-founder of Euan's Guide
As a sports fan, I’ve been determined not to let my Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis get in the way of getting out there to watch live sport. At times this has been challenging, particularly as I have had to adapt to my changing access requirements, but I’m pleased to say that I have attended...
This World Toilet Day we’re asking businesses up and down the country to get involved and test the red emergency cords in their accessible toilets.
Red emergency cords are designed to save lives, yet across the country disabled people are having to use accessible toilets which are unsafe because these cords are unusable. This can be because t...