Euan's Guide

Euan's Guide makes it easier for disabled people to find great places to go. It's been described by Author Ian Rankin as 'Trip Advisor with wheels on.' It is a registered charity in Scotland (SC045492).

Euan’s Guide
Type of site
User generated reviews
HeadquartersEdinburgh, UK
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Euan MacDonald
IndustryCharity
URLeuansguide.com
Launched2013
Current statusActive

History

The site was co-founded by Euan MacDonald and his sister Kiki. MacDonald uses a powerchair and wanted to discover more places to visit.[1][2] MacDonald said: "Lots of disabled people have favourite places to go out but that information often doesn’t get shared and everyone has to reinvent the wheel. The hope is to provide a platform to share that information and to help people get out."[3] The site has been endorsed by JK Rowling and Professor Stephen Hawking.[4] The Guardian named Euan's Guide as one of the Tech Innovations that could improve lives in 2015[5] and in 2014 the site won the 'People's Choice Award' at the BT Infinity Lab Connected Society competition.[6] Euan's Guide was also the lead sponsor of the first Disabled Access Day which took place in 2015.[7][8]

Disabled Access Day

Euan's Guide is the main sponsor of Disabled Access Day, a biannual event in the United Kingdom, raising awareness of the access issues faced by many disabled people. The next and fourth Disabled Access Day will take place on 16 March 2019.

Red Cord Cards
A Euan's Guide emergency Red Cord Card.

'Red Cord Cards' help to improve safety in accessible toilets. The cards created by Euan's Guide are designed to be easily attached to emergency red pull cords in toilets. They inform people of the importance of leaving the cords untied and reaching all the way to the floor.[9] There have been over 30,000 requests for the charity's Red Cord Cards since the initiative was launched in 2015.

Awards and Shortlists
  • Finalist in the DigitalAgenda's 2019 Impact Awards
  • New Radicals 2016[10]
  • Finalist Digital Dynamo, The Scottish Charity Awards 2016
  • Points of Light Award[11]
  • The Power 100 List 2016[12]
  • Commended in the Unsung Hero category at the Herald Society Awards 2015.[13]
  • Charity and Social Enterprise category of The Herald Scottish Digital Business Awards 2015.[14]
  • Shortlisted Naidex Innovation Awards 2015.[15]
  • Shortlisted Baillie Gifford Charity of the Year 2015.[16]
  • Shortlisted Charity Times Awards 2015.[17]
  • People's Choice Award, BT Infinity Lab] 2014[18]
  • Nominate Trust Top 100 2014[19]
  • Top 100 Power List of Disability 2014.

References
  1. "MND sufferer raises wheelchair consumer issues". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. Moore, James. "New website could be an idea whose time has come". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. "Wheelchair user sets up website to review disabled access at venues". STV News. STV. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. Tracey, Emma. "Family support disabled man with accessibility guide". BBC. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. Benjamin, Alison. "Tech innovations that could improve lives in 2015". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. "EuansGuide.com Scoops 'People's Choice' Award at BT Infinity Lab Competition". Enable Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. Tracey, Emma. "What are you doing on Disabled Access Day?". BBC. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. "Euan's Guide". Disabled Access Day. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. https://www.euansguide.com/NEWS/RED-CORD-CARD
  10. http://www.nesta.org.uk/news/new-radicals-2016
  11. https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/promoting-disabled-access/
  12. http://www.euansguide.com/news/the-power-100-list-2016/
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. http://www.naidex.co.uk/Content/Naidex-disability-homecare-and-rehabilitation-products-and-services-sector%5B%5D
  16. http://www.bailliegifford.com/about-us.aspx
  17. http://www.charitytimes.com/awards/
  18. https://www.btplc.com/btinfinitylab/
  19. http://socialtech.org.uk/nominet-trust-100/
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