Accessible Theatre Video

In a joint-funded initiative, as part of the Visit Britain access project, The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has launched a video to highlight the wealth of access initiatives available across London theatre and specifically how SOLT and UK Theatre are supporting accessibility.

Disabled Driving

Disabled motorists and their families can look forward to a new year of worry-free motoring thanks to the Motability Scheme, with new cars and prices available in 2015.

Accessible Adventures

This New Year, try an adrenaline-filled adventure, from skiing and ice skating to indoor skydiving. Ideal for all abilities, these activities and many more are reviewed on The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain: Family Days Out microsite.

No #blackfriday For Disabled

New Vitalise study finds the UK's disabled shoppers will miss out on the thrill of Christmas Shopping and have no option but to shop online.

Mayor & Accessible London

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed a new standard for improving and maintaining accessibility and inclusion for disabled people in the built environment.

Accessible English Tourism

VisitEngland have announces plans for a national drive to promote England as a leading destination for accessible tourism.

#AccessNow for Disabled Visitors

As new Vitalise study finds tourist venues could risk missing out on a share of £212 billion a year value of 'Purple Pound' due to lack of accessibility, charity launches #AccessNow campaign to push for urgent change.

Cats Returns To London!

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking musical Cats returns to the West End for a strictly limited 12 week run at the London Palladium beginning early December 2014. 

Ronan Keating Joins The West End!

On 17 November 2014Ronan Keating will join the West End cast of Olivier award-winning musical Once, to play the leading role of Guy.  

Ronan Keating said:  “I think there's going to be lots to learn and lots to gain from this experience and I just want to be the absolute best that I can be."

 Directed by John Tiffany,the West End production of Once opened in April 2013 and is currently booking at the Phoenix Theatre to 4 July 2015. 

Car Allows Disabled Lecturer To Continue

Frank Adams, 50 from Holmfirth near Huddersfield who lives with severely restricted mobility, has continued to campaign and educate academic and non-academics locally about disability, thanks to a drive-from-wheelchair car.

Access For Disabled

A mother of three suffering from Motor Neurone Disease, a progressive disease which attacks the nerves of the brain and spinal cord, has founded a brand new charity to tackle the ever growing need for better facilities for the physically disabled in the UK.  The Association for the Independence of Disabled People (AID) aims to improve the life of the disabled with better access in public buildings and on transport and there are plans to launch an annual ‘Disabled Day’ to raise national awareness.

 

Bank Holiday London!

Secret Escapes  has revealed that London is the top destination for last-minute bank holiday deals. Their research revealed that Brits choose last-minute breaks at home rather than going abroad.

 Top 10 Destination Searches for the Bank Holiday Weekend

1)      London

2)      Scotland

3)      Paris      ( London had 3 times the amount of searches as Paris)

4)      Ireland

5)      Italy

6)      Lake District

7)      Cornwall

8)      Greece

9)      Spain

10)   Edinburgh

 How have you found the wheelchair access in the destinations? Write a review!

Kids Week!

If you're running out of ideas for the last couple of weeks of the long summer holidays, don't forget Kids Week, ending on 31st August. Kids go free to amazing West End shows and you can check theatre, wheelchair,  access here! Most London theatres have been made accessible to all so you can get your Jazz Hands ready!

Welcome!

Esther McVey recently called for local councils to improve access to tourist areas and claimed many public places are too difficult for visitors with mobility problems to get to.

My blog will stop the usual worry of phoning round or frantically searching the Internet to find out if places are accessible and will become the first place to look at. You’ll no longer have to trust someone’s version of ‘access’, who may not know, and you will also be able to add your own recommendations.