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  1. Accessible travel tips and information

    We offer a collection of tips, pointers and useful websites for those travelling with a wheelchair, limited mobility or disability.

  2. Accessible days out in the Scottish Borders and Edinburgh

    quite accessible. More information Available:  disabled car parking, wheelchairs & mobility scooters welcome, wheelchair hire, assistance dogs welcome, respite seating, hearing induction loop, audio ... to park before taking you on their mobility vehicle to the Castle. The vehicle can accommodate a wheelchair, there and back. Inside, there's good access around many of the main sights, such as the Crown

  3. Accessible days out in the South East

    Blenheim Palace near Oxford gets full marks for accessibility. Motorised scooters are available for hire from the palace entrance (some way from the actual building) for exploring the attractive surrounding ... 14th-century moated manor house complete with a grade 1 listed dog kennel. The National Trust property hires out buggies, however they do require that a volunteer is available to accompany it. More information

  4. Questions to ask before travelling

    there be assistance from the car park to check-in and through to the plane? If you would like a wheelchair or buggy, the airline will need to know in advance. Maps of many airports are now available on ... can keep your wheelchair until you get to the aircraft, the airline will decide this given the information you provide. If you can’t, then the airline must provide a suitable wheelchair for you. How

  5. Living with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

    allow me to do what I can. Compared to the others in the support group, I'm very fortunate. I don't hire cleaners, I can cook for myself, I can keep myself reasonably clean and presentable.” Support ... a riser recliner chair and an adjustable orthopaedic bed, and either a mobile or C scooter or a wheelchair. “Without the Attendance Allowance I'd never be able to afford that equipment. That would

  6. 45 Reps a Day

    husband died in 2007. Having polio as a child has meant she’s spent later life needing a wheelchair, with circulation so poor she desperately feels the cold. Sheila is so worried about the cost of

  7. Exercise for everyone: the age-friendly gym

    popular gym for people aged 50+ is open five days a week and features specialist equipment for wheelchair users. We spoke to John, the Fitness and Wellbeing Manager at the Laburnum Centre, to find out ... biggest examples is the seats. Normally, if you’re in a wheelchair and there’s a seat on a machine, you have to get off the wheelchair or you can’t use it. But we’ve got a really easy

  8. Finding a tradesperson you can trust

    services work We talk to handyperson Dave Laurence to understand just what his job entails. If you've hired a tradesperson to do some work for you, there are things you can do to avoid problems later down the

  9. Keeping your fundraising safe and legal

    involves the public it is likely that you will need to have Public Liability Insurance. If you’re hiring a venue then check whether they already have this. Any event carried out in aid of Age UK will not

  10. Creativity is for life

    myself to the possibility of friendship.”  Having had polio as a child, Sheila is now a wheelchair user, though likes to continue indulging her passions , indoors and out. As well as being an avid ... to because of her mobility. “I can’t stand, so using a potter’s wheel from a wheelchair is rather difficult.” Compromises on creativity These days, with her eyesight deteriorating

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