February is here and there are a whole host of new and exciting shows to be experienced and enjoyed. Here you will find accessible performancess from up and down the country with: Audio Description, Touch Tours, Captioning/Subtitles, BSL Interpretation, Relaxed Performances and Silver Screenings.
With Valentine’s Day approaching, you might be starting to think about accessible places to go on a date with your loved one. While most people might opt for a candle lit restaurant or a nice hotel stay, it can be a bit more difficult for those with mobility aids, such as wheelchairs. We’ve put together five ideas for accessible dates that you can enjoy this Valentine’s day.
With an estimated 20% of visitors to Cumbria having a disability or additional needs, Cumbria’s Tourism board held special conference recently dedicated to raising awareness of how to improve the area’s accessibility. The conference was a huge success with large and small businesses from across the region coming together and selling out the venue.
The Tourism Board for Wales have published their priorities for their visitor economy for the next five years and one of their main aims is to make the country more accessible for disabled visitors.
The rules regarding who is eligible for a Blue Badge which allows the use of disabled parking bays changed in the summer of 2019 and now, new figures released by the Department of Transport at the start of 2020 has revealed that 12,299 people have been awarded a Blue Badge thanks to the change in criteria.
Everybody needs a holiday every now and then, but for some people, it’s not as straight-forward as simply deciding on a destination and booking it. For people with mobility issues or specific needs, there are also a number of other things that need to be taken into account.
Thinking of visiting Somerset with a traveller with dementia? Well, Somerset County Council has now invested more than £200,000 in creative and imaginative grass roots dementia projects, aiming to support those with dementia and their carers.
When it’s cold and dark out there is nothing better than imagining being somewhere warm and luxurious, so why not use this opportunity to start researching where you can head on holiday this year? There are loads of options for accessible accommodation all over the UK that you can find here, but have you ever considered booking a stay at a holiday park?
Booking a holiday and getting to your destination are two incredibly stressful things regardless of whether or not you need additional accessible facilities. With 2020 now here and the dark, cold nights not changing for another couple of months, you might be thinking ahead to your holiday this year, so we thought we’d put together some tips to help make your planning and travelling as simple and stress free as possible.
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