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Jul 24 2024 
Wheelchair accessibility in the British countryside
According to statistics, over ninety percent of Britain is countryside. So why is so much of this still so inaccessible to people with disabilities?
Last month, I was very privileged to be part of a group of people walking one hundred miles along the Cotswold Way on behalf of the charity, Rally Round Rupert.
The charity works to…
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Jul 28 2023 
Scouts, adventure and accessibility
Yesterday, my son Stan boarded a plane to South Korea as one of the young people chosen to represent Devon at the 25th World Scout Jamboree. It is going to be an incredible adventure, with the opportunity to meet more than 40,000 other Scouts from all over the world and have some fantastic experiences on…
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Feb 01 2023 
Accessible travel – why we need to shout about it
So, I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my laptop, surrounded by piles of paper and hundreds of unedited photos. I have an innumerable number of emails to reply to and a definite sense of not knowing where to start. The weather is grey. I am wearing about three jumpers to keep warm.…
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Aug 20 2021 
I’m sorry, no more wheelchairs today
Imagine visiting an attraction and being told that you are not allowed to enter because of your ethnicity, as they will only allow ten people with your heritage in per day. Or because of your sexuality unless you want to go in without your family and friends. How long would it be before the media outcry…
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Apr 11 2021 
Accessible travel in a post Covid-19 world
The bizarre year we have all experienced due to Covid-19 has meant many of us have faced huge changes to our lives. This has affected us all differently, as has how we have reacted to it.
As a mum of two children with SMA, we soon received the letters identifying them as clinically extremely vulnerable and on…
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Apr 02 2017 
Bristol airport’s new disabled friendly initiative
Yesterday Bristol airport launched a new initiative to help people with all kinds of disabilities navigate the airport with ease and dignity.
The scheme aims to assist people with disabilities which are perhaps less visible or obvious than others to request the additional help they may need at the airport. This may be giving them more…
