Do you struggle to find accurate accessibility Information for places you want to visit?
AccessAble (formally Disabled
Go) is the UK’s most detailed accessibility
checker, covering over 10000s of places to visit
Through our website you'll find detailed access information
to thousands of venues across the UK and the Republic of Ireland: shops, pubs,
restaurants, cinemas, theatres, railway stations, hotels, universities,
hospitals and more.
Crucially, each place featured on www.AccessAble.co.uk has been personally visited and
assessed by independent surveyors to ensure accurate, detailed information is
collected.
AccessAble are working across the UK to tackle social
isolation and inequality by providing better information. It was founded by
wheelchair user Dr Gregory Burke in response to his frustration about the lack
of information for disabled people trying to access new places.
AccessAble’s App and Website, is free, and aims to answer
everyone’s questions about the accessibility of places they would like to
visit. It has been developed by the disabled people who use it, reflecting the
needs of people with a wide range of impairments.
By using the Detailed Access Guides people can find out
whether accessible parking bays are available, how you would need to walk to
get to an entrance, if a hearing loop is available at reception, what side the
transfer space is in an accessible toilet, whether there are tactile lift
buttons, if staff have received disability training, if somewhere plays
background music, if flashing fire alarms are available and if there are places
to sit and rest.
And the App, available from Google Play and the Apple App is giving thousands of people who need access Information a little bit of spontaneity back in their lives.
Have you tried AccessAble App and Website?
Comments
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No but I will check it out! Thanks for the heads up.
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@April2018mom you are welcome, I'd love to know what you think!Lucy
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I was familiar with AccessAble under their old name (DisabledGo) - their resources are useful though sometimes I wish there were more pictures, especially of toilets and similar. Certainly I would join @LubieLoo17 in endorsing the site and thanking them for all they do to put reliable access information into the hands of the public.
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Thanks for sharing this @LubieLoo17 and thank you for sharing your personal experience of the service @david235.Community Manager
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Thank you so much @david235 and @Adrian_Scope, David, we are always trying to improve the Access Guides so will pass this feedback onLucy
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What about EuansGuide?
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@April2018mom Euans Guide is reviews by disabled visitors. AccessAble's Guides are independent and take use facts and figures to tell you about door widths, toilets, parking spaces and much more regardless of your impairment. AccessAble give you the information before you go!Lucy
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