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Useful contacts<br />
This chapter features Rough Guides’ pick of the specialist<br />
organisations and independent companies that provide advice,<br />
assistance and services to help disabled people with holidays and<br />
day trips in <strong>Britain</strong>. Getting around has the lowdown on practical<br />
services for your day-to-day travel needs. Travel advice flags up<br />
the disability charities and organisations that, in addition to their<br />
everyday work, provide travel and leisure advice and aid. Here we<br />
also champion the specialist providers of UK accessible travel and<br />
holiday information. And finally, British tourism highlights the<br />
regional and national tourist boards and keepers of national heritage<br />
whose access information and advice stands out from the rest.<br />
Getting around<br />
Bus pass scheme, England Free off-peak<br />
travel on the whole English local bus<br />
network is now available for over 60s and<br />
disabled people. Passes are usually available<br />
from the local council. Some councils<br />
offer additional benefits such as peak-time<br />
travel. Further information at www.gov.uk/<br />
apply-for-disabled-bus-pass<br />
Bus pass schemes, Wales, Scotland<br />
and Northern Ireland Wales, Scotland<br />
and Northern Ireland operate independent<br />
bus pass schemes. In Wales, contact your<br />
local council for a pass you can use on<br />
buses at any time of day. A similar scheme<br />
is run by Transport Scotland www.<br />
transportscotland.gov.uk and requires<br />
a National Entitlement card. In Northern<br />
Ireland, check Translink www.translink.<br />
co.uk for details of access, fares and available<br />
assistance.<br />
Changing Places www.changingplaces.org<br />
England, Wales and Northern<br />
Ireland: 020 76966019; changingplaces@<br />
mencap.org.uk Scotland: 01382 385154<br />
pamischangingplaces@dundee.ac.uk This<br />
consortium campaigns for public toilets for<br />
people who require non-standard access<br />
features, including hoists and height adjustable<br />
changing benches. The website has<br />
a map of current and planned Changing<br />
Places toilet locations with opening hours.<br />
Disability Rights UK www.<br />
disabilityrightsuk.org; 020 7258181;<br />
enquiries@disabilityrightsuk.org<br />
Campaigning network of organisations<br />
and disabled people who operate<br />
the National RADAR Key Scheme for<br />
accessible toilets. They also publish a<br />
guide to the key scheme that lists details<br />
of the 7000 UK toilets.<br />
Disabled Persons Railcard www.<br />
disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk; 0345<br />
6050525; textphone 0345 6010132;<br />
disability@atoc.org Concessionary<br />
railcard that costs £20 annually, but allows<br />
1/3 off most standard and first-class rail<br />
fares for those with a disability (plus an<br />
adult companion, if train travel presents<br />
difficulties). The website also has useful<br />
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