Welcome to the City of London's access pages. Here you will find
information about how the City of London promotes access to
buildings and streets in the Square Mile, details of the work of
the Access Team to promote inclusive design in the built
environment, and how disabled people who live and work in
the Square Mile can become involved in making the
environment more accessible by joining the City of London Access
Group.
If after browsing the information on this site you would like
further information on access in the City, please
contact
the Access Office .
There are copies available for loan of a new video showing
access facilities for the Lord Mayor's Show.
If you would like to borrow a copy please contact Sue Short, PA
to the Access Team on 020 7332 1995 or by
email.
The City of London's booklet, Access for Disabled People in the
City of London contains details of access to buildings, parking,
public accessible WC's, dropped kerbs and transport within the
City.
Disability Equality Scheme
The
draft
City of London Disability Equality Scheme was published on 4
December 2006. We welcome feedback and comments on the
scheme. Please contact us on 0207 332 1995 or
email.
Access Information directory for the City of London
DisabledGo City of London was launched on Monday 18 September
2006. This is a free online disabled access information service
designed by disabled people for disabled people. Founded by Dr.
Gregory Burke, a wheelchair user since the age of 16, DisabledGo
provides a wealth of information about access to a 1,000 venues in
the City of London, as well as in 35 other towns and cities in the
UK.
On the website, there is detailed, accurate access information
to a whole range of goods and services: hotels, restaurants,
nightclubs, railway stations, taxis and much more. After initial
consultation with local disabled people, all venues were visited in
person by trained researchers and the website provides information
on hearing, vision or mobility related access questions.
Visit the City of London pages at
DisabledGo.
Information on access to the City of London can also be
found on the Nationwide Access Register.