There are some incredibly talented less physically able comedians at The Fringe this year. Basing their material, some more than others, around their experiences of living with their disability they show that although they may be physically less able, they are mentally a lot quicker and intelligent than most other people. We’ve found five to watch.…
Well last week was a story of highs and lows. Went to the fantastic Hedone restaurant, my TV broke and I went to a Tech Meets Creative event which was an inaccessible step too far ! On a positive note we had a great response to our call out for people to sit on our…
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world’s largest arts festival, begins on Friday. There are going to be an incredible 2,871 shows by 24,107 performers in 273 venues. So there’s a lot to see and do, but where can you go when you’re not busy at a performance? We’ve compiled a guide to an accessible Edinburgh Fringe. It’s…
A few of our readers asked if we knew of any accessible Spa’s so we’ve found some of the most stylish from around the UK and added our ratings on Accessibility: Cowshed Spa, Babington House “Babington House opened in 1998 for those who wanted to enjoy the countryside but weren’t prepared to compromise on…
Apparently a baby was born this week and even I had a smile on my face but we won’t dwell on it as the story has been done to death. Instead I want to talk about Quasi Khasis. In the past week I’ve been to two places where I’ve been told there’s a disabled toilet…
The Bell is an old country pub in Waltham St Lawrence, we haven’t been there yet but we managed to find out that there are no steps into the building, which is good. However, there is one step inside that divides the main bar from the lounge which is at the back if the building…
Hole in the Wall is a pub/restaurant in Cambridge and run by Alex Rushmer who was a MasterChef finalist in 2010. It’s like an old fashioned pub with it’s red patterned carpet but the food is wholesome and more expensive than you’d expect from such a pub. The Telegraph review says: “There were no foams…
Fennel restaurant is in Inverurie, Scotland. The restaurant serves a range of classic dishes all with local produce and their website says “our warm yet contemporary atmosphere will instantly relax you while our attentive staff spoil you.” Sounds good to me! We haven’t visited Fennel yet but we gave them a ring to find out what we could about their disabled access.…
Rockstone is in Southampton and by the sounds of it they have got a very interesting setup with their disabled toilet! They do have one, fully functioning, hand rails an’ all, in the ladies but you have to get up a step to use it – so it’s a disabled toilet with bad access! That’s a…