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Work by the Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads to make pavements more accessible to all pedestrians is being ramped up in the coming weeks.

WITH a three-month programme of building works underway at Portsmouth Harbour, passengers must use a new, temporary access point at the Portsmouth…

Wightlink recently announced a three-month programme of building works at Portsmouth Harbour.

The CEO of Wightlink explains that passengers with mobility issues unable to use the FastCat in the next three months will be able to fly with Hovertravel on their Wightlink ...

On average, 21 per cent of the population are considered disabled, or have a long term health condition that limits their abilities

Volunteers are being sought for charity Isle Access which aims to support people with disabilities by providing accessible services like adapted cycling.

Isle of Wight Volunteering: It can bring so much to your life: Find out more at online Volunteer Fair There’s so much to be gained from volunteering a little of your time. The Volunteer Centre can help you learn about the benefits and range of roles from over 25 IW organisations at this year’s online Volunteering Fair Things have been on hold at the Volunteer Centre for a while, but the team have been gearing up and increasing the number of organisations and opportunities registered, so tha...

To pee or not to pee? That is the question … for disabled tourists and Islanders Jan from Isle Access shares her opinions about making the Isle of Wight more accessible for people with disabilities and how that could improve the tourism sector Jan Brookes from Isle Access – the accessibility directory – shares this latest opinion piece. Guest opinion articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the publication. I wonder how many local councillors, who, like me, very rarely use council...

The improvement work by the Isle of Wight Council and Island Roads is being done throughout 2021. The six sites are at Queens Road and Carvel Lane in Cowes, Culver Parade in Sandown, Springvale Road in Seaview and two sites in St James’ Street, Newport. From April, Island Roads will begin similar improvement work at 22 further, yet to be agreed, sites under the Highways PFI contract while the Isle of Wight Council is also looking to make accessibility improvements at around ten other si...

DISABILITY charity Isle Access has been reassured by the Isle of Wights cross-Solent operators that Brexit will mean no change in how disabled…