We want people to enjoy the beach with family and friends. The beach is a special place where people can have new experiences, make long lasting memories or be taken back to their childhood just by the sound of the waves and the smell of salt on the air. Whether you are planning a trip to the beach with someone who has mobility needs or are interested in volunteering with us hopefully you will find lots of useful information on our website.

The Adamson Trust, a charitable trust, was set up in 1947 by Agnes Adamson, a Crieff resident, with an endowment of £10,000 to buy and support a respite home or to give a holiday grant for disabled children. However, the Trustees at the time decided instead to finance holidays and respite breaks for children with a wide range of illnesses and difficulties.  ...

Claudia Walder is the editor of Able , the magazine that provides a platform for people with a wide spectrum of disabilities and chronic illnesses.  She was diagnosed with ME when she was just 23 years old, and she speaks about the frustration and shame she felt at having to stop work and become “a disabled person”, and also the revelation that...

Simply Emma is a leading travel and disability blog focused on accessible travel and life experiences from a wheelchair user’s perspective. The blog was created to encourage others, with or without a disability, to travel more and make new discoveries, whether that’s abroad or in your own hometown. Simply Emma combines my personal stories...

Emma describes the stay she experienced in an adapted unit in Scotland.

People of any age can find themselves unable to access our coastline and beaches. Physical disability can arise for many reasons, from lifelong health conditions to general infirmity, accidents and many more reasons.    The beach wheelchairs are free of charge, available from our newly built shed based at the Dornoch Beach car park .

The Changing Places Consortium launched its campaign in 2006 on behalf of the over 1/4 of a million people who cannot use standard accessible toilets. This includes people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, as well as older people. To use the toilet in safety and comfort, many people need to...

When your child with additional needs can’t sleep through the night, it takes a toll on the whole family. Even if they sleep well at home, a strange bed in a different place can make it impossible for them to rest peacefully. It’s hard to be at your best when everyone is tired. The Safe Place Bed changes all that. The enclosed shape...

The Short Breaks Fund . This provides grants to third sector organisations that support unpaid carers to take a break from their caring role. Shared Care Scotland operates three of the Short Breaks Fund programmes on behalf of the National Carers Organisations and the Scottish Government. These are funded on an annual, rolling basis. 

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Promoting a more inclusive society We support people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, PMLD - they're families, carers and professionals. PAMIS is the only organisation in Scotland that works solely with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families for a better life.

Enable magazine is an exciting, forward-thinking, award-nominated disability lifestyle magazine. At Enable, we focus on what disabled people can do rather than what they can’t. We promote a positive message about all aspects of disability – long-term illness, mobility problems, learning disability, disfigurement and everything in between.  We’re...

Euan MacDonald MBE   We all navigate the world in different ways. Euan’s Guide makes it easier for disabled people to find great places to go. We all want to get out there and enjoy life, and having good quality disabled access information reduces unnecessary hassle, inspires confidence and removes fear of the unknown. Euansguide.com is the disabled...

The ultimate aim of Respitality is to provide a short vital break for unpaid carers in Scotland when they need it most. This is achieved by connecting carers’ organisations with hospitality, tourism and leisure businesses who are willing to donate a break free of charge. Respitality is a Scottish Government supported initiative, is delivered locally by approved Respitality Delivery Partners and coordinated nationally by Shared Care Scotland.

We are a free service run by volunteers at Balmedie Beach about 10 miles north of Aberdeen.  We have a variety of beach wheelchairs which can be hired free of charge by anyone with impaired mobility or any other disability that prevents them from enjoying the beach.  Website ...

We are ambitious to achieve positive change so that people with a spinal cord injury can live their daily lives in a more equal environment. Our Vision and Mission Statement look towards a more inclusive society. A society without barriers to opportunity for all people regardless of their disability status.  We have a clear stated vision to act and an ‘agent...

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