Happy New Year wishing you all happiness, good health and unbridled accessibility in 2019 - and I hope the New Look website is to your liking.
Welcome to the ACE website - promoting disabled access to the countryside, sport and leisure
Accessible Countryside for Everyone (ACE) is an independent voluntary project, it is not a sales platform, it does not endorse products, it is here to provide information and promote accessibility to leisure and sport in England and Wales – primarily aimed at those with mobility issues, there carers and families.
The Countryside is for Everyone
England and Wales has some of the most fantastic countryside, from mountains and valleys to rolling hills and scenic coast.
There are thousands of miles of public footpaths, bridleways, green lanes, trails and tracks however I have found that so little appears to be accessible to those using wheelchairs or mobility scooters, parents with buggies or those with mobility impairment who find stiles difficult to negotiate.
I am not able to remove the obstacles but I can publicise the places that are accessible. We all have a right to enjoy the countryside and my hope is that this site will help in making it more accessible to more people. . . Enjoy. . . The Countryside IS for Everyone.
ACE Aims and Objectives
ACE aims to help promote those businesses that are accessible the website has listings of Accessible Pubs & Restaurants, Taxi operators, Accommodation and Holiday providers. I also do try to promote accessibility and the publication of disabled access information – Please join me and help to promote accessibility in England and Wales
The site has listings for National Sport, Family, Carer and Disabled Organisations (Regional and Local links can also be found on the appropriate regional / county pages)
For National and International Accessible Holidays and Accommodation Providers links - see the main Holidays page
For England & Wales Accessible Accommodation & Camping links - see the Regional pages menu
For Wheelchair Walks, Greenspaces, Nature, Accessible Taxis, Pubs & Restaurants and Tourist Info links - select the Region then the County pages menu
Information
If you applied to register a power of attorney from 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2017 you can get part of your application fee back - click to Claim a power of attorney refund
Internet Safety
There is a page with links to free software and information websites to help keep you safe on the web - there are also links to reporting sites and charities that help with issues caused by internet use including Bullying and Fraud
Creating Accessibility
For anyone thinking of 'creating accessibility' at a site or project there is a page with links to reference material and best practice.
ACE needs your help
This is a one man project - if you find broken links please let me know using the contact form and if possible provide the correct or alternative link.
Please feel free to suggest additional material or amendments, I can't promise to include everything but where I feel it's appropriate and verifiable I will do my best
The site is evolving and I hope that you will keep coming back to the site, ACE is here to save you time searching the internet for information, ACE does this for you bringing together in one place, what I believe to be reliable information, from official and reputable sources
Support ACE
Follow on Twitter and Facebook - links are on the icons at the bottom of the page. You can also make a donation through PayPal you do not need a PayPal account, you can use credit / debit cards - by this method the transaction is secure and ACE do not have access to your card details
