Disabled Access Day is here! Why not try something new?

(L-R) Ryan McMullan, Green Party Leader Patrick Harvie, Scottish Labour Party Leader Kezia Dugdale, Parliament Presiding officer Ken Macintosh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson and Scottish Lib Dem Leader Willie Rennie.
(Stewart Attwood Photography) — (L-R) Ryan McMullan, Green Party Leader Patrick Harvie, Scottish Labour Party Leader Kezia Dugdale, Parliament Presiding officer Ken Macintosh, Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson and Scottish Lib Dem Leader Willie Rennie. (Stewart Attwood Photography)

The third annual Disabled Access Day runs from the 10th to the 12th March. This year’s programme is even bigger and better than before!

The key messages of the day are:

Try something new – Encourage disabled people, friends, families and carers to try something new.
Opportunity – An opportunity for disabled people to feel confident exploring somewhere new in a safe, unhurried and welcoming environment.
Raise awareness – Raise awareness about the importance of disabled access and encourage conversations between disabled people, businesses and venues.
Highlight – Highlight places that have great accessibility. Give venues and businesses a focus to showcase the services and facilities they provide.

And of course a warm welcome… ultimately places will let disabled people know that they will have a warm welcome and there’ll be no worries in terms of accessibility.

There are around 60 venues taking part this year in Scotland, and there are some wonderful events happening in Glasgow.

The CCA, Theatre Royal, Glasgow Film Theatre are all getting involved with this fantastic day of inclusion. Click here to find out more.

Historic Environment Scotland, Lothian Buses and Barclays are all hosting events for Disabled Access Day.

Visiting our @welovehistory sites for #AccessDay? Check out our events at Stirling, St Andrews and Jedburgh: https://t.co/cpfW11anZi pic.twitter.com/TYsawXlVcl

— HistoricEnv Scotland (@HistEnvScot) March 10, 2017

We're taking part in @Access_Day on Saturday.
Come along to see us at @Ocean_Terminal #accessiblity #accessday https://t.co/IgXc0g7ZoP pic.twitter.com/eLYecrF76r

— Lothian Buses (@on_lothianbuses) March 9, 2017

We are proud headline supporters of #AccessDay. It's all about #YouAndSomewhereNew – Come and join us https://t.co/2RgwHEUa0e pic.twitter.com/2oSY1stBWQ

— Barclays Access (@BarclaysAccess) March 9, 2017

Are you joining in? Get involved by using the hastag #AccessDay and #YouAndSomewhereNew on Twitter and share your experiences.

Disabled Access Day is run by the charity Euan’s Guide. Click here to find out more about what the great work they do.