Press Releases

Bracknell, 19th December 2007.  The success of a London Underground service to assess and map ‘accessible’ routes between station entrances and platforms has been recognised by the Visit London Bronze Award for ‘Best Visitor Information Initiative’.

directenquiries.com, the Nationwide Access Register today announces it has completed an accessibility audit of O2’s stores.  On behalf of O2, Direct Enquiries has conducted over four hundred and fifty telephone assessments to establish the range of services available for people with impairments, disabilities and parents with push chairs at each store.

Visit London today announced the shortlist for the prestigious Visit London Awards 2007, sponsored by Eurostar. The capital's top leisure and tourism businesses fought off unprecedented competition to reach the shortlist.  

Disabled motorists can now pinpoint the most accessible dealers in their area, using a new search tool on the Motability website (www.motability.co.uk). Motability, the leading car scheme for disabled people, has worked with directenquiries.com the Nationwide Access Register, to publish online access information about each of the 4,000-plus car dealerships offering the Motability Scheme. The search tool enables people thinking of getting a new car to prioritise the results depending on their requirements, for example, wheelchair access or induction loop.

directenquiries.com, the Nationwide Access Register, today launches a new service for Londoners and their visitors.  The website now provides a step by step route planner to some of London’s key tourist venues, specifically aimed at people with disabilities, access issues and parents with pushchairs.

Kate Nash, previously Chief Executive for RADAR is working with Direct Enquiries Ltd, The Nationwide Access Register, to continue the fight against disability discrimination.  Nash intends to continue raising awareness amongst policy makers of the need for equal access to goods and services for society as a whole.

Cumbria County Council, England’s second largest Council, has invested in comprehensive access assessments across 100 meeting venues in Cumbria to meet its Disability Equality Duty (DED) obligations.  The assessments, undertaken by Direct Enquiries, the Nationwdie Access Register, will provide people with disabilities or restricted access requirements, detailed information about the services available at each location.

The first nationwide campaign aimed at increasing young people’s confidence using public transport is being launched today (Wednesday 9 May 2007).

Motability Operations, the UK's leading provider of cars for disabled people, is listing all their 4,000 plus dealer agents on www.directenquiries.com , the Nationwide Access Register.

Lothian and Borders Police has today announced that police stations across the region are displaying details of their access and facilities on www.directenquiries.com, The Nationwide Access Register.

London Underground launched its new detailed, interactive service on www.directenquiries.com today which allows passengers to understand the access available at every station across the network, particularly the routes between street and platforms.

The Nationwide Access Register, www.directenquiries.com is working in conjunction with Arthritis Care to highlight accessible facilities.

The Nationwide Access Register, www.directenquiries.com has expanded their busy PR and marketing team and is looking for a local student who is seeking PR or Media work experience to help support the team.

Major companies are joining the Nationwide Access Register in the run up to Christmas – all looking to benefit from the increased customer traffic during the holiday and sales seasons.

Leicestershire Constabulary has today announced that police stations across the county are displaying details of their disabled access and facilities on www.directenquiries.com

London Underground, in partnership with Direct Enquiries, has commenced assessments of all of their 274 stations, as part of a commitment to improve access for customers.

The Metropolitan Police Service has today announced that all 142 police stations within their control are displaying details of their disabled access and facilities on www.directenquiries.com.

Two of the countries leading general merchandise retailers Argos and Homebase have committed to three years support for www.directenquiries.com the nationwide access register.

A new service will be launched tomorrow by Arthritis Care and Direct Enquiries to provide disabled people with a dedicated Access Information Line.

Mothercare has made it easier for customers by providing access details on directenquiries.com.  This specifically includes information for parents with pushchairs and details of baby changing facilities.

Debenhams are, from today, providing full details of their facilities for customers with specific access needs through the Nationwide Access Register, www.directenquiries.com.  This specifically includes information for disabled people and parents with pushchairs.

Gala Coral Group has worked together with Direct Enquiries, the Nationwide Access Register, to create bespoke marketing collateral aimed at helping disabled people find and access the Gala Bingo that best suits their needs.

A new national campaign, Changing Places was today launched, to tackle the problem faced by over 40,000 people across the UK caused by the lack of fully accessible public toilets.

Direct Enquiries, The Nationwide Access Register, has agreed a discount with Lloyds TSB Business which will help the bank's small business customers provide information on access to their premises.

Local authorities and public bodies receive a local access portal as part of a service launched today by the Nationwide Access Register.

Major companies, including Sainsbury’s, Intercontinental Hotels and Burger King are helping parents by using Direct Enquiries.

BBC Radio 2 caused a 500% leap in hits on directenquiries.com, the Nationwide Access Register, when it was featured as the Website of the Day on Steve Wright’s afternoon show.

Toilets for disabled people are frequently locked in an effort to stop misuse and vandalism. Unfortunately this can also make them unusable to disabled people.

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has backed directenquiries.com, the Nationwide Access Register, which is currently receiving over 190,000 hits per week from people looking for accessible businesses.

Tesco makes it easier for customers by providing access details on directenquiries.com

Leading companies make parenting easier by providing pushchair access and baby changing information on directenquiries.com

Free business assessment will help companies meet part of their legal obligations to the Disability Discrimination Act and increase revenues