News and Views

VisitEngland has now published free questionnaires to help tourism product distributors and individual businesses to identify and promote the key accessibility features in their tourism venues. 

Tourism for All, the charity championing accessible holidays for disabled people in the UK, is excited to announce a new partnership with Great Western Railway (GWR).

At Tourism for All, one way that we can help making travelling around the UK as easy as possible is by talking to you and getting your experiences of tourism and travel.

Available discounts for small tourism businesses in England to get a AccessAble Detailed Access Guide for just £1 + VAT have now been extended to more small attractions.

The demand for social care support has been rising since 2015, with over 1 million adults currently relying on these services. Charity Aldingbourne Trust seeks to understand what this new government means for the future of social care

Did you know that over a quarter of a million people cannot use standard accessible toilets?

The Somerset sun shone brightly upon Haynes Motor Museum for the annual Brotherwood WAV & Mobility Show, where the UK’s Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) specialists Brotherwood welcomed clients to explore their leading range of vehicle conversions.

Many disabled people are put off visiting somewhere new if there is no accessibility information available online, which is why we have joined forces with AccessAble to support hospitality and tourism businesses across England to provide detailed descriptions of their venue accessibility for visitors.

The AA, the UK’s leading hospitality assessment scheme provider, alongside VisitEngland, the national tourism agency, have today announced plans to futureproof the hospitality industry with a modernisation plan which simplifies the current quality standards and introduces the new and free Visitor Ready scheme. 

The government has launched a new Disability Action Plan which highlights the 32 steps to making the UK the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work and thrive.