News and Views

UK airports are rated according to the level of accessibility they offer. What does a ‘Very Good’ rating mean? Find out here.

Next week marks Purple Tuesday, the global movement dedicated to improving the customer experience for disabled people and celebrating businesses and organisations that are making accessibility a priority.

Plans to install a new lift at Lawrence Hill railway station have received planning permission today from Bristol City Council.  

A lift and improved stairs will be added to platform 2, making the station, which first opened in 1863, step-free for the first time and fully accessible to everyone. 

TFA Trustees Ray Veal and Antonella Vecchio attended the Simpleview EMEA Summit Conference 2025 in Brighton last week.

September is recognised internationally as World Alzheimer’s Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness, improving understanding, and supporting those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

The dance floor just got a little brighter! Strictly Come Dancing has announced that Ellie Goldstein, the trailblazing model and advocate, will be stepping into the spotlight for the new series.

Do you have a passion for communication and raising awareness about accessibility? Join TFA on a voluntary basis as our PR champion!

For too long, accessible tourism has been treated as a niche market. It isn’t. It’s an underserved and overlooked sector, with untapped potential for both social good and sustainable profit. At Tourism for All, we work every day with travellers who face barriers that many in the industry never even consider—and we work with businesses ready to break those barriers down. Read more ......

Tourism for All's CEO, Ray Veal was at the British Tourism and Travel Show (BTTS) at the NEC recently, to join the panel session “Travel Without Limits: Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion”.

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has renewed its endorsement of Tourism for All's (TFA) online disability and accessibility awareness training courses. This renewal highlights the value of TFA’s efforts in promoting inclusivity within the tourism sector.