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Accessible Travel Lounge Opens!

Date: 11 Jun, 2019  No Comments  ASUK USER

Rail passengers using Birmingham New Street Station can now use a new assisted travel lounge which opened on the 10th June 2019. The lounge was provided by Network Rail as


Disabled Blue Badge Rules are Changing

Date: 10 Jun, 2019  No Comments  ASUK USER

Biggest overhaul to the Blue Badge Scheme Did you know that the Blue Badge scheme is to undergo the biggest changes since the 1970s? From April 2019, the scheme will


GAAD – Go Mouseless!!

Date: 16 May, 2019  No Comments  ASUK USER

16th May 2019 Today marks the eighth Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD. The day aims to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about how to make digital technology accessible and


Around the World with Alstrom #AlstromGlobal

Date: 02 May, 2019  No Comments  ASUK USER

Jetting off to the Alstrom Syndrome International Conference in the USA! ASUK Trustee, Alex Griffiths-Rayson and Chief Executive, Ann Chivers set-off on the 30th April 2019 to attend the Alstrom


My Guide Dog and Me…

Date: 12 Apr, 2019  No Comments  ASUK USER

Have you ever wondered what having a guide dog is really like, how are you assessed and what training is involved? Meet Kion and Curtis, they have both passed their


Travelling Blind; Where will your adventure take you?

Date: 08 Mar, 2019  No Comments  ASUK USER

  On 7th March 2019 BBC Two aired a travelling show with a difference, Travelling Blind. This featured Amar Latif, founder of Travel Eyes and comedian Sara Pascoe as they