Become More Accessible

At Tiny Homes Holidays we are new to the world of accessible tourism and will admit that we originally thought our Tiny Homes would not be very accessible. After a couple of meetings with Jan Brookes of Isle Access we were truly enlightened about the different possibilities and this led to further research . This has enabled us to explore all kinds of aspects to do with accessibility and we were keen to put some of these ideas into action with our first Tiny Home Build. Tiny Home Eilidh has been designed so that those with limited ability will find useful features such as hand grips and a rail outside and we have designed internally so that anyone with cognitive issues will we hope find it a calm and easy space to stay in. Small things like the colour of crockery and doormats , the kinds of lightshades to use and even making our mirrors removable are all small things that make a difference and we would not have thought of these without the guidance and patience of Isle Access - a big thank you from us! Going forward our next phase of Tiny Homes is to include an even more accessible unit that we hope to fund partially through crowd funding.

We have worked with Isle Access for many years now and thoroughly recommend their services. Jan and her friendly team are a wealth of information and we always welcome their advice, ideas and support. Monkey Haven prides itself on being an award-winning visitor attraction offering great access for all. Thanks to Isle Access they have organised Mystery shopper days receiving valuable feedback further enabling us to make improvements to our sanctuary, ensuring an inclusive and enjoyable experience for everyone. We are most grateful for their advice and continued support.

Hovertravel has worked with Jan and the team at Isle Access for a number of years. They offer an outstanding level of support and assistance through their services, enabling us to develop and enhance our services for those with reduced and hidden disabilities. Isle Access have been instrumental in the develop of our services, and share the values of Hovertravel and the importance of ‘access for all’. They have ensured the support, motivation, training and feedback to our teams with great results. I can highly recommended the services and support of Isle Access.

Jan Brookes is extremely supportive with advice and guidance concerning accessibility issues, she took the time to personally visit Trinity Theatre and also seek out potential grants and funding opportunities to support the Theatre's future development. It has been a pleasure communicating with Jan, Isle Access is an inspiring charity, it is encouraging to see the brilliant work now being done in association with Visit IOW to improve accessibility across the island, Isle Access have been instrumental in the develop of our services, and share the values of Hovertravel and the importance of ‘access for all’. They have ensured the support, motivation, training and feedback to our teams with great results. I can highly recommended the services and support of Isle Access.

When we decided to make our nature reserves and green spaces more accessible it was a daunting task. Isle Access audited our sites and advised on opportunities. However, more importantly, they opened our eyes to the range of access issues where we had previously focussed on mobility, and they gave us the tools to take our project forward. Most literature available relates to buildings, urban spaces and quite managed parks. There was little to help understand our sites. Thanks to the intervention from Jan and her team by the summer we will have published 31 access statements that are available from our website and on all our sites via a smartphone. We have recorded audio guides for every site to help the visually impaired and where possible we have improved ur site infrastructure. It has been a pleasure communicating with Jan, Isle Access is an inspiring charity, it is encouraging to see the brilliant work now being done in association with Visit IOW to improve accessibility across the island, Isle Access have been instrumental in the develop of our services, and share the values of Hovertravel and the importance of ‘access for all’. They have ensured the support, motivation, training and feedback to our teams with great results. I can highly recommended the services and support of Isle Access.

The team there, led by Jan Brookes have worked tirelessly and with real passion for years to make the Isle of Wight as welcoming and accessible as possible for all. I've learnt loads from Jan over the years and it's amazing to just be able to being able to pick her brains for advice in particular on how to make spaces or our nature-related events and activities more inclusive.However, more importantly, they opened our eyes to the range of access issues where we had previously focussed on mobility, and they gave us the tools to take our project forward. Most literature available relates to buildings, urban spaces and quite managed parks. There was little to help understand our sites. Thanks to the intervention from Jan and her team by the summer we will have published 31 access statements that are available from our website and on all our sites via a smartphone. We have recorded audio guides for every site to help the visually impaired and where possible we have improved ur site infrastructure. It has been a pleasure communicating with Jan, Isle Access is an inspiring charity, it is encouraging to see the brilliant work now being done in association with Visit IOW to improve accessibility across the island, Isle Access have been instrumental in the develop of our services, and share the values of Hovertravel and the importance of ‘access for all’. They have ensured the support, motivation, training and feedback to our teams with great results. I can highly recommended the services and support of Isle Access.