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Three museums in Surrey have celebrated the completion of a project to improve accessibility for disabled visitors.<\/p>\n

The Rural Life Living Museum, Guildford Museum and East Surrey Museum are now even more inclusive, said the Surrey Coalition of Disabled People, which helped deliver the scheme.<\/p>\n

Mark Wiles, chair of East Surrey Museum in Caterham, said that the project had looked at “simple things” which could be improved.<\/p>\n

He told BBC Radio Surrey<\/a> this included putting up a sign directing people to an accessibility ramp and a “nice new glass door that is much more welcoming”.<\/p>\n

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Wiles said many of the changes were “simple” [BBC]<\/p>\n

Wiles said arms had been added to chairs so older people could get in and out of them more easily.<\/p>\n

“That was something that we didn’t really think about because when you’re younger you don’t think about these things,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We’ve done a lot, but we’re still doing more,” Wiles continued.<\/p>\n

He said that the museum had had a “very positive” reaction to the changes from all its visitors.<\/p>\n

Surrey Coalition Of Disabled People said it had provided disability awareness training to staff and volunteers at all three museums to help them make the visitor experience “even more enjoyable”.<\/p>\n

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