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There are over 12.2 million disabled people plus over 6.5 million carers in the UK. In the UK that is one in every five potential customers with a disability. Businesses that are involved in Disabled Access Day help highlight the accessibility of their venue, organisation or activity which encourages more people to visit them, not just on Disabled Access Day, but throughout the rest of the year too.[1] People with a disability have difficulties they encounter accessing parts of London prevents them from exploring the city which they live in.[2] Now, a day is set aside in London that aims to raise awareness to businesses to allow new opportunities to visit some of the capital's most notorious sites.[3] Many businesses send mobile set-ups into London's city to encourage people with a disability to visit. This allows for other venues to learn how to properly accommodate their facilities for people with disabilities. The very first Disabled Access Day was held on Saturday 17 January 2015 and more than 200 companies across the UK have given their support to the new initiative to encourage people living with disabilities and their friends and family members to visit somewhere new.[4] In order to do this, wheelchair ramps and lifts are installed around the city as well as braille[5] guide dogs are also provided to allow people to access businesses go to museums, theaters and visit notorious sites.[6]
Disabled Access Day raised awareness to businesses around the historic streets/cities throughout Europe.[7] The first year that Disabled Access Day was held there were over 200 venues that attended the event on Disabled Access Day, from coffee shops across the UK offering free coffees to a range of attractions and theaters who ran special offers on admission rates on the day.[8] UK is not the only country that holds this event now, organizations in Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria and Portugal are also involved.[9] People with disabilities have rights and businesses that are unaware do not allow ways for people to visit them and .[10]
- ^ "Get Involved - Venues - Disabled Access Day". www.disabledaccessday.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "DigitalCommons@UM Carey Law | University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Research". digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ "Disabled Access Day Encourages People To Visit Somewhere New". Londonist. https://plus.google.com/+londonist. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "More than 200 companies and venues give support to Disabled Access Day". www.homecare.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "Braille".
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Inaugural "Disabled Access Day" Opened Many Doors - The Planat Blog". The Planat Blog. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "Coffeehouse".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Get Involved - Venues - Disabled Access Day". www.disabledaccessday.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ Gillies, Jennifer (2012-02-07). "University Graduates with a Disability: The Transition to the Workforce". Disability Studies Quarterly. 32 (3). ISSN 2159-8371.