Life's an accessible beach

Life's an accessible beach

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Have we found the most accessible festival in the country?

Festival season is upon us and the access offerings at some mainstream events could be about to get better after one of the big providers was served with a legal notice to improve it.We speak to festival fans, the BBC's Annabel Rackham and Attitude is Everything to get the lay of ...  Show more

"I had to give up my job": How accessible is the court system?

When Vikki Walton-Cole became a wheelchair-user she had to quit her job as a social worker because the courts she worked in were no longer accessible to her. Years later, she was excused from jury service, against her wishes, for the same reason. Journalist Kateryna Pavlyuk digs ...  Show more

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