Stopping traffic: Campaigner ensures safe crossings in London Bridge - 1 February 2012

Are your local traffic lights to quick to cross the road? Read here how one campaigner made his roads safer for disabled people.

Improved access to train stations - 10 January 2012

Campaigners in Nailsea and Backwell celebrate victory as government pledges £1million to build ramps at the towns' railway station.

Petition for more access information on hotel websites - 18 December 2011

We are pleased to support Tourism for All's petition calling for accommodation providers to advertise information on accessibility for disabled customers on their websites. 

Ships Ahoy! - Improving access on Stena Line ferries - 13 December 2011

Read all about one campaigner's actions to improve ferry access for everyone!

Access All Areas visit Churchill Theatre - 9 December 2011

Read Access All Areas' review of the improved disabled access to The Churchill Theatre in Bromley.

Access and exits - 17 November 2011

Most of the time when we think about access it is to do with getting into a venue and how you can access the service inside, but what about how you exit a building? 

Test our new Action for Access phone action today - 6 October 2011

Action for Access has joined forces with the Orange 'Do Some Good' app to create an access survey that you can fill out on your phone in less than 5 minutes!

Attention all coach travellers - 28 September 2011

From the 31^st of October, the government is stopping the coach concessionary scheme.

Understanding the Equality Act 2010 - 20 September 2011

Read this new factsheet by the Disability Law Service on the Equaility Act and how it can be enforced.

Calling all shops and businesses - 19 August 2011

We want to hear your views on access. Take our 5 minute survey to help us ensure we are providing the right information for you.

Funding to help London based community organisations be more accessible - 3 August 2011

City Bridge Trust's Accessible buildings funding

Can disabled people access your community services?

Accessible buildings grants help London-based community organisations make their services more accessible to everyone.

New accessible dolphin viewing point - 18 July 2011

Here is the story of how the Cheshire House Musketeers campaigned to make a busy highland tourist attraction accessible for everyone! 

Pavements, Potholes and Pesky Parking - 23 June 2011

The actual journey to a shop can sometimes be as difficult as trying to get in the shop itself. Uneven pavements, unfilled potholes, and a lack of dropped kerbs can all cause huge problems for wheelchair users and people with restricted mobility.  Not to mention cars parked right in front of a designated crossing place - really frustrating!

Buggys, pushchairs and access - 6 June 2011

This is Action Week and we are delighted to be Mumsnet's campaign of the week. Access is an issue that affects a lot of people in the UK but by working together we can help make it a more accessible place for everyone.

Action Week 6th - 12th of June - 16 May 2011

Access to shops, businesses and transport affects a lot of people in the UK. It is not just disabled people who experience problems, older people and parents with push chairs can also be disadvantaged. But we can make things better together.

Get involved from 6^th - 12^th June and survey how accessible shops and services are in your area.

Mystery shoppers.... - 26 April 2011

With the success of last years mystery shoppers competition, its back starting in May 2011!

The Hardest Hit March - 11th May 2011 - 5 April 2011

Defending disabled people's futures. Join us for a March, Lobby of Parliament and Rally on 11 May. 

New Taxi Guidance - 29 March 2011

More campaigning at a european level looks to improve taxi travel for disabled people. Here is the accessibility checklist produced by the European Disability Forum(EDF) and the International Road Transport Union(IRU).

New Rights for Disabled People on Buses and Coaches - 16 February 2011

The EU has just agreed to new rights for disabled and older people travelling on buses and coaches. This comes after a successful campaign from charities including Leonard Cheshire Disability, RNIB, Sense, Age UK, Guide Dogs, RNID and RADAR.

The Level Playing Field Campaign - 16 February 2011

Are you a sports fan but can't access your local playing fields? The Level Playing Field Campaign aims to change this. Read on to find out more about the National Association of Supporters weeks of action taking place between the 5th and 20th of March. 

Mobilise for DLA - 20 January 2011

In the Spending Review last year, the Government announced that they are going to stop paying Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility component to disabled people living in residential care. Read all about our campaign to stop these cuts.

Meet the CAGs - 9 December 2010

Action for Access was inspired by the work of Campaigns Action Groups (CAGs) across the UK tackling issues of inaccessibility in their local area. Click on the title to find out more.

Annual Access Awareness Day - 3 December 2010

Rutland Access Group, held their annual Access Awareness day in Uppingham Rutland recently. Find out more about the day here.

Designing accessible buildings - 29 October 2010

A lot of people assume that creating fully accessible buildings is a difficult task. Earlier this year we asked Lambeth Accord who are in the process of redeveloping, how they are planning to achieve this.  

Fancy a pint? - 8 October 2010

In Scotland there is a new law relating to access to licensed premises. For more information and to share your views on how pubs across the UK should advertise their accessibility, read on.

The Equality Act 2010 - 1 October 2010

 Today the majority of the Equality Act 2010 will come into force and will replace the Disability Discrimination Act. The Act aims to strengthens and bring together all nine separate pieces of legislation so that disabled people and other groups will have greater protection from discrimination.

Assistance Dogs - 30 September 2010

'An assistance dog? Oh you mean a Guide Dog. No you can't bring them in here they might distract the other customers....'

In recent months we have been hearing from more and more disabled people who use assistance dogs, on issues they have faced relating to access.

Is it a bird or is it a plane? No its Amy Fullbrook! - 12 August 2010

With the summer season upon us we hear from one campaigner who while on holiday, took access to another level. .....

The diary of an access campaign - 4 August 2010

How long does an access campaign take?  

I asked Nick Howorth of the Gloucestershire House Campaigns Action Group to give us a run down of their highly successful campaign SAFE: Safe Access For Everyone. Here's the story so far...

Mystery shoppers - 22 June 2010

The Mystery Shoppers competition has now closed. Keep a look out for the Mystery Shoppers surveys showing soon!

Campaigning Awards - 16 June 2010

Winners of Leonard Cheshire Disability Campaigning Service of the Year announced

The winners of the 2010 Campaigning Service of the Year award have been announced. The award recognises the vital work done by our campaigners to get action taken on local issues that affect disabled people. In first place were Grange Disability Action, one of our Campaigns Action Groups (CAGs), who won for their success in getting the public, politicians and businesses to work together to transform access to buildings and attractions in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria.

Read on to find out more about the awards including podcast interviews with the award winners.

Design competition - 9 June 2010

Thank you to everyone who entered the Action for Access design competition. We received some fantastic and innovative ideas and it was very difficult to choose the winners but here they are.

In first place was this poster campaign highlighting three main access issues faced by disabled people. They were designed  by residents from Bradbury House in Crook.

The New Equality Act - 6 May 2010

A new law called the Equality Act, designed to ensure all people, including disabled people, receive fair treatment has been passed by Parliament last month. The Equality Act was one of a number of bills made law before Parliament was dissolved ahead of the general election. From October the Act will replace existing equality laws, including the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act).

Access ALL Areas - Bromley South Campaigners - 24 March 2010

Access ALL Areas is the name of a local campaigns group from Bromley South. Here is their story written by the secretary of the group Jo Letts, on how their campaign developed and achieved its goal of making Bromley South train station accessible.

Also the group now have a website at http://accessbromley.wordpress.com/

New Transport and Resources section - 25 February 2010

The Action for Access campaign is developing to include two new sections. One for transport and another to give you all the resources that you need to campaign.

Access inside and out - 25 February 2010

The Action for Access campaign has attracted a lot of interest from more than campaigners and service providers.

What is Make A Difference Day? - 10 January 2010

You might have already seen surveys on the site from Make a Difference Day (MADD). Here volunteers tell us about the day and one of the access surveys carried out in Bath.