Friendly Access

rks in partnership with vulnerable and excluded young people, their families, and organisations. We have proven experience across working with technology and access projects, which are delivered co-productively to a high standard and on time. This reputation has earned us the trust of our stakeholders.

'𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳.' 𝘎𝘭𝘺𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦'

Our projects include;

𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - Based on the North East coast of Scotland, we are proudly Scotland's first inclusive and fully adaptive surf therapy programme. SurfABLE Scotland took to the waves for the first time in 2017, with a mission to provide full access to surf therapy for everyone (aged 5 up), regardless of disability and condition. Our sessions consist of additional support needs groups (ASN), 1 to 1, and non-assisted groups, so whatever your requirements, we have a session tailored to meet all your expectations and need, including friends and family tickets for you all to share the experience.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 - working in partnership with Active Schools (Moray), we currently offer structured swimming lessons and pool surf sessions at Forres and Lossiemouth pools for children and young adults with additional support needs. Referrals can be made through your school, your Active Schools (Moray) area co-ordinator, or directly to [email protected].

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - Friendly Access led a
collaborative project with the School of Simulation and Visualisation at The
Glasgow School of Art and Crag3D to validate ‘iSenseVR’, funded by European Social
Fund, supported by The Scottish Government's Social Innovation Fund. The premises of this innovative concept is that it empowers people with ‘hidden disabilities’ to break down barriers towards independent living. Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy and mobile technology, we successfully validated an affordable and accessible desensitisation and familiarisation solution to overcome fears and overwhelming stress associated with public environments. Our concept was a global first in bringing technology outside of laboratory conditions into mobile platforms. In 2018, ‘iSenseVR’ won the ‘highly commended paper award’ at University of
Nottingham’s’ 12th International Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and
Associated Technologies.

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 & 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 - As a newly established team, we appear to love policy. That said, we want to see policies which are both understanding to read and meaningful. We also feel for too long, the true sense of the word ‘person-centred’ has been lost, and this needs to change. Our collaboration with Moray Council, saw our team provide a significant contribution with a revised ‘Transitions to Adulthood’ Policy, approved in February 2021. https://moray.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/543536 (2hrs 8mins)