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Keeping You On the Move
By Cuddles, Egg Head of Electrical Eggs UK
Picture Credit: Jaeson Finn
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It’s a big place – Worldcon – and so is Glasgow. Some fans with special needs don’t even go to local events
because of the uncertainty of getting around, finding a suitable room or being able to participate.
Electrical Eggs UK is a fan-run organisation, which is dedicated to making SF events in Britain more accessible
to fans affected by disability, age, illness, injury or surgery. Eggs UK was launched at INTERSECTION, so it is
nice to be involved with Worldcon once again, where we expect to host a wild 10th birthday party as well!
Fans who need that little bit extra effort to make the whole experience more enjoyable and less stressful, should
register with Eggs UK as soon as possible, then we can make the appropriate recommendations but remember, Eggs UK
cannot guarantee that any convention using our Service will be able to make all provisions. Membership of Eggs UK
is free and all information is treated with utmost confidence. We also would like to encourage fans with significant
allergies or who have a medical condition such as epilepsy or diabetes, to join our Alert Register. Whilst we
encourage our members to wear SOS Talismans, not every ‘good Samaritan’ may think to look for one!
So what can you expect? We have standard recommendations for all conventions such as reserved seating
for fans with hearing and/or visual impairment, which should be allocated at most or all main
programme events, particularly extravaganzas. We will be interested to hear from anyone who will require
a power scooter for the duration of the convention (yes, we all want one but…..) and hope to provide
assistance to the booking agents to ensure that disabled fans are placed in appropriate accommodation.
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The Egg Carton
Electrical Eggs UK will be staffing a disabled service desk - the Egg Carton - in Hall 2 of the
SECC and will be able to provide help and assistance on a wide range of disabled and accessibility issues.
Accessibility for Site and Transport
We have undertaken an assessment of the main site as well as the peripheral evening locations,
particularly party sites, but please be reassured that the SECC & Clyde Auditorium are both great
and have almost no access issues to resolve.
You can find accessibility information here.
Publications
Our main focus for accessible publications is the Convention Guide which contains the detailed
programme schedule and other important information.
- We have produced a limited number of large print versions of the Convention Guide. These
will be available through the Egg Carton, located in Hall 2.
- We have provided an HTML version of the programme schedule
which can be used with appropriate tools.
- We can also provide a plain text version on request.
More About Electrical Eggs
For more information about Electrical Eggs UK or how we can help you, please get in touch with us at:
ELECTRICAL EGGS UK
Flat ˝, 10 Atlas Road
Glasgow G21 4TE
UK
EMail: eggsuk.access4sf@ntlworld.com
Website: http://www.electrical-eggs.org.uk/
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Page last updated 1st August 2005
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