The city centre access guide contains maps of wheelchair accessible routes in the city centre, information on disabled parking and also the locations of talking signs. You can donwload the guide from the right of this page.

The map was produced by disabled people, based on their own experiences of getting around the city centre using wheelchairs or electric scooters.

The grading of routes takes into account pavement width, pavement surfaces, availability of dropped kerbs, gradient and camber, bollards and pavement furniture.

You may find some of the routes easier or more difficult than indicated on the map.

Talking signs

Talking signs help people with visual impairments find their way around the city centre. They automatically speak information to anyone who approaches the sign wearing a small REACT unit.

The signs can speak in one of four different languages - English, Urdu, Bengali and Gujarati.

REACT units are available from the York Blind and Partially Sighted Society, 61 Bootham, York. Tel: (01904) 636269

The locations of talking signs can be seen in the city centre access guide, which you can download from the right of this page.

Footstreets

These may be used at certain times of the day by cars, bicycles and other vehicles. Please take care using these streets when they are open to traffic.

See city centre pedestrian area for details of when the pedestrian area is open to traffic.

Parking

See disabled parking for information on disabled parking in the city centre.

Access guides

The Disabled Go website provides detailed disabled access guides to over 1,000 buildings and services in York, including hotels, cinemas, restaurants, solicitors, offices and pubs.