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20-11-2008 High demand brings more taxis on to city’s streets
NEW taxis have been introduced throughout York after complaints that there were not enough vehicles to cope with the demand from tourists and the city's residents.Taxi firms have invested hundreds of thousands of pounds to boost th....
11-11-2008 Holidays for Families with a Disabled Child
New Information Guide! HOLIDAYS FOR FAMILIES WITH A DISABLED CHILDTFA have reproduced this guide, which has 35 pages and contains information designed to assist the families of disabled children in their search to find a suitable ....
30-10-2008 Accessible Scotland
Carrie-Ann Fleming, who runs TFA’s information and bookings services, and is a wheelchair user, recently visited Edinburgh and Glasgow to test out their accessibility. We arrived on Virgin Trains at Waverley Stat....
30-10-2008 Tourism South East Access for All Award Winner 2008
The Nurse’s Cottage Restaurant with Rooms was the clear winner in the Tourism South East Access for All category 2008 because of the continuing commitment to the provision of access for older and disabled people at the....
29-10-2008 Qutub Minar, India, is Made More Accessible
Svayam - an Initiative of Sminu Jindal Charitable Trust has been working towards providing independence and dignity to people with reduced mobility. The organisation has been engaged in making various public places accessible to ....
14-10-2008 Tourism for All writes for Times Online
Following contact with the Times Travel News Editor at a trade fair, TFA have been contrbuting to articles for Times Online.Honeymoon for a disabled travellerFiona Gosling's daughter wants honeymoon suggestions that are suitable fo....
25-09-2008 New Information Guides!
Do you need help funding your holiday?A GUIDE TO FINANCIAL HELP TOWARDS THE COST OF A HOLIDAY OR RESPITE BREAK This 30 page publication includes details of trusts for specific disabilities, occupations, ages and regions. ....
29-08-2008 Accessible Italy
Accessible Italy has been organizing tours and tourism services for individuals with disabilities since 1995.Accessible Italy is A NON-PROFIT BODY that is busy with helping foreign tourists with disabilities to plan their Italian holid....
20-08-2008 Free2Wheel, India
Free2Wheel, a first of its kind information service in India, endeavours to encourage people using wheelchairs in getting out and about. This web site has over 1600 listings of places of interest in Delhi and NCR like budget and star h....
19-08-2008 Chester City Access Guide
Chester City Council have produced a City Centre Access Guide to help people with disabilities plan where to go and what to do on their visit to Chester.The guide provides disability access information including the location ....
11-08-2008 London survey
Tell VisitLondon what you think about London, and win theatre tickets! Answer an online questionnaire by clicking this link....
24-07-2008 Access to Air Travel for Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility
From the 26th July 2008, new European regulation will guarantee more rights for disabled people and people with reduced mobility when travelling by air in Europe. In brief, the following points may be helpful:Passengers needi....
15-07-2008 DIAL UK to merge with Scope
DIAL UK – the umbrella organisation for a network of disability advice groups – is to merge with leading disability charity Scope in a move that will create an expanded national advice and information network for disabled p....
10-07-2008 Do cruisers with disabilities get a raw deal
We have been informed about an article in the Telegraph on the 20th March 2008 written by Jane Archer regarding the experiences of wheelchair users and others who have been on cruises.As you might imagine, the article reports....
08-07-2008 Sydney for All Web Portal prototype
The following piece is taken from Scott Rains - Rolling Rains Report about a prototype website for accessible destination experiences in Sydney, Australia: The inclusive tourism market incorporates people w....
02-07-2008 Carfax Hotel Bath
The Carfax Hotel, Bath aims to provide the highest standards of service to all of their guests. The Carfax Hotel has been awarded NAS Mobility Level 2 by the Quality In Tourism assessor for Visit Britain. A detailed&nb....
01-07-2008 Accessible Portsmouth Guide
Portsmouth, the waterfront city with an accessible welcome for all. This city on the sea has an excellent selection of attractions with something of interest for everyone. Take a trip up the iconic 170m high Spinnaker Tower,....
01-07-2008 Gwel an Mor Lodges, Cornwall
Gwel an Mor lodges are registered as NAS M3 Assisted Living standard with a ground floor twin bed room with electric bed, wet room style shower room, living/dining and superbly equipped kitchen, upstairs offers a king size master ....
30-06-2008 Accessible Sweden
If you've always wondered about visiting Sweden but struggle with mobility issues and are unsure about getting around and finding suitable accommodation, let Accessible Sweden take care of everything! We are t....
27-06-2008 Places to visit with easier access
Disabled Ramblers help launch new guide to the National Park The Disabled Ramblers' Association plan to enjoy some of the best views of Brecon Beacons National Park today as they set off on the first route of their annual &lsq....
25-06-2008 Curlews Accommodation
Curlews Accommodation - Near Colchester. Spacious ground floor accommodation for those with limited mobility or moderate physical disabilities offering elevated views over open farmland and the River Stour Estuary. Twin bedded roo....
19-05-2008 BS 8300 – Your Comments Please
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT - BS 8300 DPC Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - Code of practice BSI British Standards want to hear your views on this Draft for Public Comment (DPC) b....
19-05-2008 New Guide to Accessible Accommodation in Scotland
If you are planning a holiday in Scotland, then ‘Accessible Scotland' is a must! This publication, just issued by VisitScotland, lists over 1,000 places to stay and to visit which are accessible to visitors with a mobili....
08-05-2008 South West Coast Path
EASY ACCESS WALKS ONLINE The South West Coast Path is the perfect place to get away from the crowds. Fresh air, stunning sea views, maybe even a quiet beach are on offer just a short stroll away from our busy coastal resorts and v....
08-05-2008 Makin’ Tracks
NEW COMPANY OFFERING OVERSEAS HOLIDAYS FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS Makin' Tracks is a small family run business offering a carefully selected programme of overseas tours.All the holidays are created with wheelchair users in min....
07-05-2008 Silver Award for Kirkstead OId Mill Cottage
Kirkstead Old Mill Cottage in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire has won a covetted Silver Award for the quality of their accommodation. They have an excellent ground floor accessible room with a wheel-in shower.The Kingfisher Suite has b....
06-05-2008 Shropshire – New Guide
Frank and Sue Napper of the registered charity Disabled Holiday Information, have completed a new 'Wheelchair User's Guide to Accessible Transport in Shropshire' funded by Shropshire Access Partnership with monies....
29-04-2008 Mini Consumer Guide to PAS88
The British Standards Institution (BSI) worked together with the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), latterly the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and VisitBritain to develop a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) that sta....
24-04-2008 The Manor Coach House
The Manor Coach House is in the process of completion in Worcester. It has been visited by Hereford Access for All and the accessible room will be available in the near future. A description taken from the Access Statement is....
17-04-2008 Ropers Walk Barns
The Ropers Walk Barns self catering holiday accommodation is situated within a small working farm, located on the fringe of the friendly village of Mount Hawke. Not only is the location idyllic, it is also in a perfec....
11-04-2008 Livability Holidays – new name for Grooms Holidays
Grooms Holidays has become Livability Holidays. From April 2nd 2008 Livability is the new name for Grooms holidays and will now be operated as Livability Holidays.Their focus will be to provide holid....
03-04-2008 Wheelchair accessible canal boat Hetton
Pennine Cruisers of Skipton have introduced a new canal boat called Hetton - to the best of their knowledge "Hetton" is the only purpose-built self-drive hire boat available in the north of England with full wheelchair ....
22-03-2008 New Coulam 16 Wheelyboat
Featured at London Boat Show in January 2008, the new Coulam 16 Wheelyboat is set to revolutionize fly fishing for disabled anglers and is expected to prove extremely popular with disabled anglers and fishery managers alike. The new Wh....
18-02-2008 New impetus to Games legacy strategy
A new government body, the Stakeholder Forum for Accessible Tourism, has held it first meeting in February. Designated as the guardian of the accessibility goals in the government’s ‘”Winning Strategy” for a la....
18-02-2008 England wide free bus pass for eligible disabled and over 60s welcomed
The current bus concession scheme for older and eligible disabled people will soon be extended to provide free local off-peak bus travel anywhere in England and, according to a recent independent survey for the Department for Transport....
18-02-2008 New Secretary of State at DCMS announces young talent fund
Andy Burnham MP is the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and his department also covers tourism. On 14th February, he announced a new £25 million 'Find Your Talent' scheme, part of the Government's....