Accessibility is one of the Cross-Cutting Principles of our Destination Management Plan, meaning it is a universal consideration that will be part of everything we do.
Part of this work is making North Yorkshire an inclusive place for everyone to visit by providing clear and accurate information about our accommodation, attractions and other visitor-facing businesses.
Visit North Yorkshire is working to provide businesses with a choice of ways to make this information available through our website and our expert Accessibility partners.
AccessIndex on visitnorthyorkshire.com
AccessIndex is a new service that will guide businesses through providing detailed accessibility information for visitors, with questions specific to your business type.
Providing accessibility information in this way is not about getting a score or a rating, but about allowing visitors to make informed decisions, removing doubt and worry from their visit to North Yorkshire.
Look out for an email with the title “Welcome to AccessIndex” from January.
We aim to have contacted all businesses by mid February in readiness for the 2026 season
For more information please view the AccessIndex guide.
AccessIndex detailing is available to all partner listings of Silver and above.
Accessible North Yorkshire
Accessible North Yorkshire is a new information led scheme currently being piloted in Skipton by businesses that are part of the Skipton BID.
Accessibly North Yorkshire provides businesses with information and examples as to how they can be more accessible and available to the accessibility and includes brand guidelines and an image library.
Branded window stickers are available to allow customers to identify your business and to be linked to your accessible information via a QR code.
A downloadable toolkit is coming soon.
AccessAble
We are delighted to be partnering with AccessAble, the UK‘s largest provider of accessibility information, to promote the importance of Detailed Access Guides.
This VisitEngland supported initiative allows businesses to communicate their facilities to visitors with accessibility needs through a dedicated portal on the AccessAble website.
Join one of AccessAble’s informative webinars, where businesses can discover how they can benefit from getting a Detailed Access Guide, and how to commission your own guide through AccessAble’s self-service portal.
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- Tuesday 12 May, 14:00 – 15:00
Further Information and support
There are also other existing schemes that are available for businesses and visitors where information and support is available, and these include Euan’s guide, Access Card, and Disability Action Yorkshire.