The group
Started in 2021 on Facebook by Liz Owen, Access in St Neots was conceived from the point of view of a wheelchair user. There was quickly a lot of interest from other disabilities (not necessarily needing a wheelchair), families with pushchairs and elderly, less mobile people.
  • Our aim
To bring support, advocacy, awareness and change for disabled and mobility impaired people, not only for the customer and user, but also for the businesses in St Neots.

  • Our vision
We would like to see all disabled people treated the same as non-disabled people. Access will be part of any business set up, whether related to employees or physically moving around inside a building. We would like the people in and around St Neots to speak up and feel they can voice any issues they have with disability. People will be accepting and non-judgemental of disability and always think about how their business impacts the local community as a whole. St Neots will be an inclusive place to live and visit, with excellent facilities and a positive attitude to accessibility.

  • Our mission
We give a voice to anyone living with or caring for someone with a disability, advocating for those who don’t feel confident enough to speak out.
We educate and bring awareness to those who ask for our advice, or if where appropriate, we step in and try to make positive changes.
Using lived experience, we gather together our recommendations for any person, business or organisation in terms of improving and providing a much more accessible experience. From big companies, to local charities, voluntary organisations and individuals, nobody is excluded.
From the first point of contact, we arrange to meet either in person, or online and discuss what information or advice is required. All of the advice is solely based on lived experience, is voluntary and recommendations are offered, but not enforced.
We want everyone to be treated fairly and equally, with our organisation leading the way in information and education. Having a town where disability is a positive and not a barrier, is why we want to push for change.

Where are we?

Who is the founder?

Hi I'm Liz and I created this group in 2021. I am a full time wheelchair user and my main disability is from a genetic and chronic condition called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS type).
You can find out more here: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/what-is-eds/

I have used a wheelchair since 2014 and so I've seen both an able bodied and disabled view of life.
I am passionate about helping others and improving awareness of disabled issues. I think it's very unfair that a disabled person has to put up with a world that has less access and opportunities.
Since moving to St Neots from Bedfordshire in 2014, I have become involved in many local and regional groups, these include:
  • Healthwatch Peterborough and Cambridgeshire: Disability Partnership Board member and Vice Chair of the Wheelchair User Forum.
  • Public member of the St Neots Initiative
  • Inclusivity & Diversity Access Panel member for ITV Anglia (West)
  • Patient and Public Voice Partnership volunteer at Hinchingbrooke Hospital
  • Volunteer at Riverside Miniature Railway, St Neots
  • Access Panel member for East West Railway Group
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