As an Edinburgh based charity, we love to support local events - or perhaps it’s an excuse for us to enjoy the Edinburgh Fringe! Either way, earlier this week, the Euan’s Guide team went to see Abnormally Funny People supported by Motability Operations.What’s it all about?First debuting 20 years ago, this trailblazing show brings together a brilliant line-up of disabled comedians to showcase their talent and make clear that comedy is inclusive. With sharp wit, unique perspectives and p...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Discover why Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home has earned a five-star disabled access review on Euan’s Guide! Meet Daisy, find out how we supported the home, and learn how you can help others by sharing your own accessibility reviews.A five-star visit to Edinburgh Dog and Cat HomeWe recently visited Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home to check out their disabled access, and we’re delighted to report they’ve earned a five-star review on Euan’s Guide!Accessibility is at the heart of what we do, and it...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
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In May 2024, Baillie Gifford chose us as their Charity of the Year. It was an exciting moment - and the start of a collaboration that would become far more than we imagined. We're so excited to say that our partnership has been shortlisted in the Charity Times Awards!Baillie Gifford colleagues got involved straight away. A third of their workforce had voted for us, and their commitment showed. The partnership wasn’t just about raising money - although they did that brilliantly - it was abou...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the May review roundup. This month we have a wide selection of reviews from our amazing communitys. Thanks to our volunteers, we can provide accurate, trusted disabled access information which to help you plan your next day out andgive you the confidence to try somewhere new. Exploring the outdoors We’ve e received some brilliant reviews of different outdoor places and spaces that our volunteer reviewers have enjoyed exploring. Gordon Scally has been visiting Firkin Point In Lo...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Representation isn’t just about visibility - it’s about how people think, behave, and make space for others. When disabled people are misrepresented in the media, or not represented at all, it doesn’t just shape stories on screens - it shapes public attitudes in the street, in schools, in doctors’ offices, and in everyday interactions.Our 2024 Access Survey, the UK’s largest disabled access survey, revealed a troubling truth: many disabled people feel they are either misunderstood o...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the April review round up. This month we have lots of brilliant disabled access reviews from our community of new and existing reviewers. It's great to see that everyone has been out enjoying the better weather and visiting some of the fantastic venues around the UK.We couldn't provide the up-to-date and reliable disabled access information without your help, so a huge thank you - keep your reviews coming! Places to visit and things to do WheelieSte sent us one of his recent revi...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Edinburgh launches new accessibility guide for the cityForever Edinburgh has launched a brand-new Edinburgh: Accessible Highlights Guide in partnership with award-winning Edinburgh-based disabled access charity, Euan’s Guide. The guide highlights Edinburgh’s leading attractions, experiences, and travel tips that provide facilities, products and services for people’s differing accessibility requirements. It supports Forever Edinburgh’s work to promote the city’s kaleidoscope of expe...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
At Euan’s Guide, we believe that great hospitality is about more than just style and service – it’s about making everyone feel welcome, included, and valued. That’s why we’re excited to see the return of The Cateys, one of the most prestigious nights in the hospitality calendar, taking place on Monday 7 July 2025 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London.Hosted in partnership with Square, The Cateys shines a spotlight on outstanding individuals and businesses across the hotel, resta...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Kevin Sinfield CBE and team are raising money for Motor Neurone Disease Association, Leeds Hospitals Charity, Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association, My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, MND Scotland and The Darby Rimmer MND Foundation this week by Running Home for Christmas. The challenge started on Sunday 1 December with a run from Liverpool to Wrexham, before they headed to Gloucester, Bristol, and Belfast. Yesterday, Kevin reached Glasgow where Julie from Euan's Guide was to show our support - ...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Yesterday we were excited to have the full Euan's Guide team in the office for a day of festive fun and 2025 planning. It was amazing that our Board members were able to join us, and it was a full day of strategy planning, exciting discussions, and what's in store for next year. We were delighted that some friends of Euan's Guide joined us later on for some festive nibbles - who knew that Colin the Caterpillar wears a Santa hat? Mince pies, fizz and even star shaped tortilla chips went down ...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
UK Charity Week is a time to celebrate the teams driving change across the charity sector. At Euan’s Guide, our passionate and dedicated team is at the heart of our mission to improve accessibility and make life easier for disabled people.Euan’s Guide is more than a disabled access review platform; it’s a community, a resource, and a mission. Whether it’s creating safer toilets with our Red Cord Cards or amplifying voices through accessibility reviews, our team shares a passion for br...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
We don’t know about you, but we’re feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of Black Friday offers and discounts appearing in our news feeds. We all love a bargain, but it’s important to have balance. So, why not do something good this Black Friday and take the Euan’s Guide Access Survey before it closes?It’s important that you have your say and share your experiences of disabled access, and by sharing it with us you can actually make a difference. The data gathered helps our small...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the November 2024, Review Roundup. We have a great selection of different reviews to share with you this month and also some new venues to share with our community. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time this month to leave a review. We couldn't do what we do without our army of amazing volunteers so thank you so much. Places to Visit Mossedge Village in Paisley was visited by HOGGY67 who is one of our new reviewers and had a fabulous first v...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
This Purple Tuesday, we’re asking businesses across the UK to take steps to make their venues more accessible and welcoming for disabled visitors. At Euan’s Guide, we know that disabled access information is one of the most powerful ways to show your commitment to inclusivity.Did you know that according to the Euan's Guide Access Survey, 91% of disabled people try to find disabled access information before visiting somewhere new? And that 59% of disabled people will avoid going to a venue...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
For Trustees Week, we’re thrilled to introduce our trustees, who play a crucial role in shaping the future of Euan’s Guide. Our trustees provide invaluable guidance, insight, and support to help us better serve the disabled community and our service users. Each trustee brings unique skills and experiences, which together help our “small but mighty” charity fulfil its mission of making the world more accessible. We’re deeply grateful for their dedication and contributions. and we wou...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the September Review Roundup. In this post, we’re sharing some of the reviews we’ve received this month from our fantastic reviewers. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed this month. With your support, we can provide up-to-date and relevant access information for more disabled people and their families Places to visitWe have a great selection of places to visit this month. SarahMarieMather went to visit The BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art wi...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
The 2024 Euan’s Guide Access Survey Supported by Motability Operations is now live!Please take the survey and share the link www.EuansGuide.com/AccessSurvey with your friends, families, carers and health professionals – basically, anyone who has ever had to consider disabled access. 2024 marks a decade of the Access Survey and we’re asking anyone who has ever had to consider disabled access to share their opinions on accessibility by taking what is the UK’s largest access survey. By ...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
There are just a few days until The Big Event by Motability Operations and we are excited to be there and see some familiar, and hopefully new, faces! The event takes place in our home town of Edinburgh at the Royal Highland Centre on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 September. We’ll be there to let everyone know what we do here at Euan’s Guide, from our disabled access review website www.EuansGuide.com to our Red Cord Card scheme and, of course, the UK’s largest Access Survey… which we're ...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
We were honoured to have been selected as one of the charities to benefit from the World Short Hole Golf championship which was held on Friday 6 September in Edinburgh.The event took place at the famous Bruntsfield Links Course and despite the heavy fog, was a great end to the summer, and some of the Euan's Guide team and trustees went along to join in the fun. Founded in 1761, the Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society is the fourth oldest in the world and one of Scotland’s most prestigious cl...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Ahead of the Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris this summer, we wanted to list our disabled access reviews of the French capital in one blog post to help disabled people who might be researching the city. Keep scrolling to get to the reviews.As an overview of disabled access in Paris, we asked our Access and Inclusion Director for Euan’s Guide’s, Mik Scarlet, to comment. He said, “I have to say I don't think disabled people will be as let down as the mythology lets us expect. I was ...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the July review round-up. This month we have an exciting selection of reviews from across the UK. Our volunteer reviewers have been out and about visiting lots of different places. We would like to thank our volunteer reviewers who are new to Euan’s Guide or volunteers who continue to review. We couldn't provide up-to-date disabled access information without your help. We know that reading one review can give someone the confidence to visit somewhere new for the first time. ...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Global MND Awareness Day 2024Our founder, Euan MacDonald, has been living with Motor Neuron Disease for twenty years - he was just 29 when he was diagnosed. Since then, he's worked tirelessly to improve the lives of people living with MND and related conditions, whilst also raising awareness of the importance of disabled access information.Euan is asking our community to share their experiences and leave a disabled access review on EuansGuide.com this MND Awareness Day to help us make it ea...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to our round-up of disabled access received in March. We had another great selection of reviews to share, which have been written by our growing community of volunteer reviewers. Our reviewers want to share the experiences of disabled access across the UK to help other disabled people and their families and friends find great accessible places to go.Places to visitStephet sent in an interesting review of the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre. The review mentions,” Every effort made to a...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the January review roundup for 2024. It's the start of the New Year at Euan’s Guide, and we are excited to build on the success that we had in 2023 with new reviewers and new venues joining our website. We have had some fantastic reviews this month from all around the UK. We couldn't do what we do without the help of our fantastic volunteer reviewers, so whether you are joining us for the first time or have reviewed with us before, we would like to say a huge thank you! Places...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Tokyo is known for its mix of modern buildings and traditional temples and shrines, a hyper-efficient transit system, and a rich food culture. But these days, a new kind of facility is attracting the attention of tourists: 17 public toilets which are part of THE TOKYO TOILET project. Curious to find out what was so special about these toilets, Euan’s Guide volunteer Jenny Yamamoto and her friend set out on a quest to visit all 17 toilets, using the map on the official website.The first thin...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Welcome to the November review roundup. This month, we have welcomed lots of new venues and reviewers, while Some reviewers have come back to reviewing on Euan’s Guide after some time away. However, you have found Euan’s Guide we would like to say thank you for joining us! We also want to extend a thank you to all our volunteer reviewers and venues. With your help, we can make it easier, safer and more rewarding for disabled people and their families to find accessible places to go. Pl...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
This year, Purple Tuesday is asking organisations to make one new commitment to improve their accessibility and practice, implement the improvement, and join the global celebrations on Tuesday 7 November. Here at Euan’s Guide, we’d like to extend this invitation to our community of venues, business and organisations - we’re asking you to commit to talking about your access and update your listing on EuansGuide.com so that disabled people know what to expect when they visit. Did you kn...| www.euansguide.com RSS Feed
Discover five compelling reasons to leave your first disabled access review on Euan’s Guide. From helping others and celebrating great venues to driving real change, your review makes a difference.| www.euansguide.com
Discover how the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is making events more inclusive with the new Neurodiversity in Events Toolkit. Developed in collaboration with Welcome Brain Consulting and ABPCO, this resource helps event organisers create neuroinclusive spaces with practical, actionable steps.| www.euansguide.com
Government policies continue to shape the lives of disabled people, with proposed cuts to disability benefits sparking widespread concern. The 2024 Euan’s Guide Access Survey reveals the realities of inaccessibility, employment discrimination, and economic hardship. Read more about disabled people's experiences and what needs to change.| www.euansguide.com
February Review Roundup| www.euansguide.com
Celebrate love in all its forms this Valentine’s season with accessible experiences across the UK! From romantic art workshops to thrilling murder mysteries and cozy zoo dates, explore top events with accessibility insights from the Euan’s Guide community. Plan your perfect Valentine’s outing with ease.| www.euansguide.com
January 2025 Review Round-Up| www.euansguide.com