s s e c c A areas? all Days out in the UK usually mean keeping your fingers crossed the weather will be on your side, or that when you get to where you’re going you’ll be able to park. But what if you also have to factor in accessibility… Can your whole party enjoy the place you’re planning to visit?
52 SHIRE MAGAZINE | March/April 2022
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ver 13 million people in the UK are classed as disabled, 1.2 million of whom use a wheelchair, and there are around 350,000 people on the registers of blind and partially sighted. So it is essential that leisure providers and tourist attractions give consideration to these figures unless huge parts of our country are to become no-go zones to a sizeable part of the population.
A visit to a new place if you have specific requirements can be daunting Knowing where you can go to the loo is essential for everyone, but a visit to a new place if you have specific requirements can be daunting. Some of the places we feature here have a Changing Places toilet. These are so much more than a standard accessible toilet, which in some cases can be just a slightly wider cubicle! In a Changing Places toilet you will find space for an electric wheelchair to move, room for the user and a carer to operate, and facilities that can include adult-sized changing benches, hoists and other equipment to make a bathroom experience easier and more hygienic. Search changing-places.org/find to find their locations in the Shire region. Across the following pages we’re taking a look at some great attractions you may have yet to discover…
