New wheelchair user guidance launched
The rail industry, accessibility experts and disability campaigners joined forces to launch new good practice guidance this week in Westminster, to encourage better customer experience…
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Partners and Expansion for GNTO’s BarrierFree Travel Germany Website
The German National Tourist Office (GNTO) has announced important new additions to its ‘BarrierFree Germany’ accessible travel website for 2014, adding more destinations, tour operators…
RNIB challenges bus companies to sign up to accessibility charter
First UK Bus has become the first national bus operator to pledge its support for a Charter to ensure services are accessible for customers with…
QEF helps make holidays more accessible
Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF), which specialises in helping disabled people to gain independence, now offers a range of options for disabled people…
RNIB launches good practice guide on making train services more accessible
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has produced a new guide aimed at improving the service the rail network offers passengers with sight…
Celebrate St. David’s day with Welsh adventures from The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain
This St. David’s day, celebrate all things Welsh with a tour of a world-famous stadium in Cardiff, farmyard near the Pembrokeshire coast and a scenic…
Tourism Businesses encouraged to ‘Take the lead’ on access
New publication highlights the importance of welcoming customers with assistance dogs VisitEngland and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have produced a new guide…
Disabled and elderly passengers using airports this Christmas advised on how to get mobility assistance
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today advised disabled and elderly passengers to let their airport and airline know of the assistance they need…
Disabled and elderly urged to have their say on quality of support from UK airports and airlines
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a survey to help drive improvements to the experiences of disabled and elderly people travelling by air….
Jet2.com Helps Visually Impaired Tennis Team Ace It!
Jet2.com served up a treat this week by helping a group of visually impaired tennis players jet off on a bespoke coaching holiday in Portugal…
Tenerife – an accessible adventure playground for all abilities
A dozen tourists with a varying degree of physical disabilities have recently spent 10 days in Tenerife practising a diverse range of adventure sports. People…
MERU’s TravelChair scoops prestigious global award
Children’s disability charity MERU are flying high after hearing that their TravelChair has won a Crystal Cabin Award at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg,…
Paws for thought
VisitScotland Conference encourages businesses to think more about accessibility Shona Robison, Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport and Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland today met…
The sky’s the limit
Model, TV presenter and Enable columnist Sophie Morgan loves nothing more than packing her bags and setting off to discover everything the world has to…