New Changing Places toilet to make rail travel more accessible in Greater Manchester
A new Changing Places toilet has opened at one of Northern’s Greater Manchester stations to enhance the accessibility of disabled passengers’ journeys. The new toilet…
Accessible venues worldwide to gain recognition for inclusive design
Blue Badge Access Awards (All rights reserved) The Blue Badge Access Awards launched on Tuesday 25 April to reward exceptionally accessible and inclusive venues in…
Design professionals can nominate the best accessible venues worldwide for an award
The Blue Badge Access Awards (BBAA) is searching to find the most exceptional accessibility options for disabled people at hotels, restaurants, leisure, and tourism venues…
Changing Places toilet installed to make a park in Leicestershire more accessible
The Welland Park accessible toilet facility. A new Changing Places facility has been installed at a South Leicestershire park to make the public toilets more…
Changing Places facility opens at event venue in North Somerset
North Somerset Council at new Changing Places facility in Weston-super-Mare. A “state-of-the-art” accessible toilet facility has been installed at event venue the Tropicana in Weston-super-Mare,…
Scottish charity raises £55,000 to improve disability access at local football stadium
The Dunfermline Athletic Disabled Supporters Club (DADSC) has raised £55,000 to allow wheelchair users and those with reduced mobility to enjoy facilities within the first…
Research reveals only 25 percent of homes to be built in England specify to Optional Access standards
Habinteg’s Forecast for Accessible Homes 2020 research revealed that more than half of all local plans still make no requirements for any accessible housing standard…
Urgent call for action to provide Changing Places facilities for better accessibility at music venues
Closomat is calling for urgent action due to a “shocking” lack of Changing Places toilets available in live music venues, causing disabled music fans to…
New free guide commends innovative and inclusive venues and attractions across the UK
As UK attractions begin to reopen and lockdown restrictions ease, travel content provider Rough Guides has published the latest edition of The Rough Guide to…
No UK airports classified as ‘poor’ for accessibility for the first time ever
The Civil Aviation Authority has published its fourth annual report on the disability access of the UK’s 31 largest airports, highlighting the most and least…