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Accessibility for Businesses

Make your business inclusive to all and make Eden and Cumbria a more accessible destination.

Access for All photo courtesy of the Cumbria Photo Library


Adventure For Everyone

The Adventure for Everyone campaign was developed to help provide a warm welcome to people who have health issues or challenges that limit their daily activities – this includes conditions which aren’t always visible to others.  Read more on the Cumbria Tourism website.

Accessibility Business Toolkit - Cumbria Tourism 

As VisitEngland’s official Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP), Cumbria Tourism is  working to help our county become a more accessible destination – for both out-of-county visitors and local residents travelling for leisure.  Visit their website for more information.

 

VisitEngland 'Accessible and Inclusive Toolkit forMobility scooter photo courtesy of the Cumbria Photo Library Tourism Businesses' in England

The toolkit includes practical guidance on providing an inclusive welcome, designing accessible buildings, employing disabled people and creating quality accessibility information. 

The free toolkit includes case studies, top 20 tips and downloadable business specific actionable checklists to plan and prioritise improvements, as well as more aspirational technical design guidance.  About 30 organisations, including some of the leading disability charities and tourism and hospitality trade associations, have contributed to the development of the toolkit.  The toolkit was launched in advance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December 2023.  Visit the VisitEngland website for more information.

National Accessible Scheme update (February 2023)

In support of the Government’s ambition for the UK to become the most accessible tourism destination in Europe, VisitBritain commissioned Tomorrow's Tourism to undertake a full and independent review of the National Accessible Scheme (NAS).

The NAS was established in 1993 to help disabled travellers identify suitable accommodation more easily. The scheme awards a venue’s suitability for people with accessibility requirements. These are in common groupings, such as older and less-mobile guests-assisted wheelchair users, or people visual impairment.

The review was undertaken by 673 people with health conditions / people who travel with others with health conditions.

You can read the key findings on the VisitBritain website.