A Digital Reference!
Meaning that wherever you are, we can be accessed for information on venues.
Forward Thinking!
We take the time to look into venues that you are likely to visit. So there will be less time needed in your search.
Problem Solvers!
By suggesting issues that people with accessibility issues may encounter, we save you the frustration.
Future Support!
We are also here to listen to YOUR experiences for us to use in the future and help find more accessible venues.
About
Comprising of over 120 reports, this Disability Access Guide has been designed to give disabled individuals a true reflection of how accessible places around Gloucestershire really are. You can browse the reports using the menu tab above.
Accessible Gloucestershire was set up by Christian Drewitt. Christian has cerebral palsy, he uses a wheelchair to get around and has a severe sight impairment. Christian’s past experiences are the backbone of Accessible Gloucestershire and the Access Glos team are passionate about inclusivity and dream of a fully accessible world, starting with Christian’s home county of Gloucestershire.
We offer both Disability Access Audits to advise on how you can improve access at your venue, and Website Access Statements that describe your venue and answer the questions disabled people are likely to ask, before they have to ask them.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enable access to public places for anybody with any disability. Our lived-experience gives us an unparalleled knowledge as to how inaccessible the world really is. We want to fight this inequality and help to make villages, towns and cities inclusive and accessible to everyone.
See what Gloucester’s former MP Richard Graham has to say about us…
Meet The Team
Christian Drewitt
Founding Proprietor and Disability Access Auditor
Christian is the drive behind Accessible Gloucestershire. Having been a wheelchair user all his life and living with a sight impairment he has experienced the difficulties that come with his disabilities. He and his family have spent many hours researching the suitability of a venue and want to provide a one stop guide so that people living with disabilities can have the confidence to get out and enjoy what the county and country has to offer. Christian is achieving this through his website guide, and through offering reports with detailed advice and recommendations for businesses and local councils looking to improve access in towns and buildings. He has never let his disabilities hold him back in life and is passionate about his work and helping others.
Tasha Everall
Business Manager and Disability Access Auditor
Tasha works along-side Christian as Business Manager and Disability Access Auditor. She joined the project in March 2019, taking over from Molly Parker who worked with Christian in the initial stages to make it what it is today. She is the ‘right-hand woman’ for Accessible Gloucestershire and as somebody who is non-disabled she offers the ability to make the project work by assisting Christian on accessibility assessments. Christian and Tasha work closely together in both the office and during audits, and are continually looking at new ways to expand the business together.