Underwater wheelchairing!
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Sign the petition to allow taxis back into Waverley Station
Since 2014 taxis have been banned from entering Waverley Station. Passengers arriving by train have to leave the station and make their way to the … continue reading
The elusive “Missing Link”
A big THANK YOU is due to our friends over at AddictionResource and Healthfinder for drawing our attention to some broken links on our website’s … continue reading
RNIB helps people with a sensory impairment to go ONLINE
“Online Today” is a new service from RNIB which aims to help people with sight loss or a hearing impairment to go online using Smartphones … continue reading
Challenges for airport-users with sensory impairments
Here’s a link to an interesting article about the challenges faced by people with a hearing loss or vision impairment when at the airport and … continue reading
Equalities and Rights Network (EaRN)
The Access Panel has become a member of the Equality and Rights Network (EaRN), an exciting new project funded by Edinburgh Council and run by … continue reading
Curling? Go on – chance your arm!
The Edinburgh Access Panel is delighted to give a wee plug to the recently-formed Lothian Wheelchair Curling Club – or “LWCC” for short. LWCC aims … continue reading
How others see us….
We’ve come across a super wee video about accessibility in our fair city. The video was made by a bunch of energetic teenagers representing Whizz-Kidz … continue reading
Disability awareness training given to Council staff
On October 1st members of the Access Panel visited Waverley Court and delivered disability awareness training to Council staff. Regular lunchtime training events about a … continue reading