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Chatting To Tourism For All About Accessible Travel In The UK

If you follow Seable on Twitter or Facebook, you may have seen that recently we have been very happy to announce that we are now members of Tourism For All. Tourism For All has been at the forefront of accessible travel in the UK since it was initially registered as a charity under the name Holiday Care Service in 1981. They work with travellers to ensure they receive the right information to…

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6 Tips For A Safe, Fun and Accessible Halloween

The autumnal leaves have started falling and the nights are drawing in. It’s almost time to start thinking about Christmas, New Years and Bonfire Night, but before all that we have halloween. The one day of the year when kids are encouraged to eat their body weight in sweets and run around in costumes whilst making lots of noise (you can almost hear the groans of parents in the distance).…

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World Sight Day 2016: Together Stronger Photoblog

Today is World Sight Day, a yearly event organised by The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) to highlight issues surrounding blindness and visual impairment. The IAPB was established in 1975 to lead international efforts in blindness prevention activities. It has promoted and pioneered the WHO programme for blindness prevention, best embodied today in the global…

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5 Tips For Planning Your Adaptive Snowsports Holiday

Adaptive snowsports is becoming far more accessible. Over the years technological advancements in both the equipment used for snowsports and the ease of travelling to the slopes has improved. This means it’s much easier to go on an adaptive snowsports holiday than it used to be. If you’ve never been on a skiing or snowsports holiday before however the level of planning and the difference compared…

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Assistive Technology for a Connected and Accessible Home

The connected home is one of the big buzzwords in the tech industry in recent years. It means having all of your appliances and gadgets linked via wifi, with a series of sensors, microphones and speakers allowing you to basically chat to your house. You’ll be able to say, “House, make the temperature three degrees hotter,” and it’ll alter the thermostat. You could say, “House, play Carly Rae…

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#accessible technology #assistive technology

4 Authentic Accessible Winter Breaks In Europe

I know you don’t want to accept, I don’t either, but summer is over. Yes it is, don’t fight me on this. We had our little September heatwave and now we’ve got to batton down the hatches, figure out which cupboard we put the hats and gloves in and remember how to cook pies. Nice warm pies to make the awful cold, wet weather go away. Still, that doesn’t mean we have to forego fun and travel until…

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#accessible winter breaks #authentic accessible winter breaks #winter breaks

5 Wheelchair Accessible Sports That Anyone Can Try

The Paralympics are always an amazing time for disability sport. We see amazing athletes achieving incredible things and it helps to remove the perceived limitations many people believe disabled people have. If you’ve been inspired by any of our amazing Paralympians during the Games and want to be more active and get into sport yourself, here’s a few great options for getting into wheelchair…

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#paralympics #wheelchair accessible sports

6 Visually Impaired Sports That Anyone Can Try

The Paralympics are always an amazing time for disability and visually impaired sports. We see amazing athletes achieving incredible things and it helps to remove the perceived limitations many people believe disabled people have. If you’ve been inspired by any of our amazing Paralympians during the Games and want to be more active , here’s a few great options for getting into sport if you have a…

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#blind sports #paralympics #rio 2016 #visually impaired sports

5 Back To School Tips For Parents Of Disabled Children

Summer’s almost over. We’ve drank the country’s Pimms supply dry, had some wonderful days out and are wishing we could get one last holiday in before the leaves start to fall and that long British winter sets in. For some families though the end of summer doesn’t just mean frantically getting in those last few nights in the beer garden, it also means ‘back to school’ is looming. This can be a…

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#disability #disabled children #school

The Paralympics: From Rome to Rio

In just a few weeks one of the greatest sporting events in the world kicks off in Rio. The 2016 Paralympic Games will begin on the 7th September and by the time they finish on the 18th thousands of athletes from 175 nations will have competed across 526 events. New sports for 2016 include canoeing and paratriathlon, which takes the total number of sports to 23, a big development on the modest…

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#paralympic games #paralympics #rio 2016 #the paralympics

Six Accessible Travel Apps To Make Your Holiday Easier

You’ve researched the location, booked everything that needs to be booked and packed your bags. You’re ready to go on an adventure, or just relax somewhere on the beach, and the only thing left to do is enjoy the trip and get the most out of your holiday. In recent years a whole host of apps have been released to help you do this. Apps that will help take the hassle out of certain aspects of…

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#accessibility #accessible #accessible travel apps #travel apps

Accessible Lisbon City Breaks For Everyone

Lisbon is one of Europe’s most amazing locations. Positioned on the coast of Portugal, the summer months bring glorious weather to the gorgeous sandy beaches and a mass of energy to the bustling city. Lisbon city breaks weren’t always ideal for people with disabilities, but the city’s accessibility has improved over the years, making Lisbon city breaks a realistic holiday option for people with…

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Accessible Days Out For The Summer Holidays

The Summer Holidays can be a tricky time for anyone. The struggle of trying to keep your children occupied and happy without breaking the bank and, hopefully, getting them some exercise or education in the process. It’s a minefield! This can be an even bigger issue if you or someone in your family has a disability because not every activity is accessible. So with that in mind we decided to…

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#accessibility #accessible #accessible days out #days out

Visually Impaired and Blind Radio: 4 Great Stations

For reasons that may be fairly obvious, listening to the radio is a favourite pastime of many blind or visually impaired people, and this has also meant there are now specialist stations that provide visually impaired and blind radio programs. Listening to the radio (and music) is one of the cultural experiences that visually impaired people can experience with no change to the original format.…

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5 Amazing reasons to go on a cruise this summer

Those who have never been on a cruise don’t know what they’re missing. It’s a holiday like no other in terms of ease, comfort, distance covered and stunning views, be they dolphins frolicking in sparkling Caribbean bays or whales breaching in the wild waters off the Alaskan coast. Cruises aren’t affected by seasons and travellers choose to go on a cruise for a wide variety of reasons. Below we…

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7 Tips For An Amazing Accessible Festival

Somerset is awash with twelve-hour traffic jams, knee-deep mud and unfathomable amounts of beer, which can only mean one thing. It’s Glastonbury weekend! Hundreds of thousands of people descending into a field to have fun and rock out at the best festival in the world. In recent years the festival market has boomed and there are events that cater to everybody’s musical tastes. And with that…

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#accessible festival #festival #wheelchair user festival

Guest Blog: How Graham Began To Travel Independently

We’ve written before about the impact that things like accessible travel and accessible sport can have on wider quality of life for people with disabilties. These activities can help improve confidence, independence and simply offer relaxation, and seeing people begin to travel independently after a trip with Seable is as rewarding to us as seeing them enjoy the initial holiday. A great example…

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