Action for Access gives you the opportunity to survey your local community, and join the campaign for an accessible UK.

Every day disabled people face barriers to doing shopping, visiting the cinema and theatre, paying their bills, using the bank and post office and having a drink in the pub.  Despite the Disability Discrimination Act which came into force in 1995, much of the UK remains simply inaccessible to many disabled people.

Action for Access gives you the chance to start to put this right.  Whether you’re a disabled person, a shopkeeper or service provider, an elected representative, or an interested individual, we can all take Action for Access.

Campaigners:

Download an access from our website at www.actionforaccess.org and get started!  Survey local shops, pubs, businesses, sports venues, banks, restaurants and anything else you come across in everyday life.  Enter your results into the Access Map, and see what other disabled people in your area are saying about access. There are also now new surveys for train, buses, taxis, coaches and ferries. Once you have added your survey results, have a look at the resources section to see what you can do to next.

Shopkeepers and service providers:

Whether you run a corner shop, a leisure complex or a holiday centre, you have a duty under the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) to provide the same level of service to disabled customers as non-disabled customers.  Read information about the Disability Discrimination Act here.

Elected representatives:

Talk to disabled people in your constituency about their experiences of access.  Check your own accessibility too - can disabled constituents access your surgery, access information and contact you in a variety of ways?