Crohn's & Colitis UK campaign shortlisted for 2018 Charity Awards

The campaign was inspired by our supporters, who told us that a big issue for people living with Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis was access to toilets. Our members reported that they had received verbal abuse for using an accessible toilet because they did not have a visible disability. 

As a result, we launched our Not every disability is visible supermarket campaign, and began a campaign to lobby supermarkets to change the signs they installed on toilet doors.

After nearly 20,000 emails sent by over 5,500 of our amazing supporters to supermarket CEOs, the signage was installed in over 2,500 supermarkets nationwide in Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.

Following this success, we launched the Travel with IBD campaign, using the same tactics to target the UK’s largest airports, train stations and service stations.

More than 2,500 of our supporters sent almost 50,000 emails to the CEOs of the travel hubs, and now 23 of our 27 targets have either already installed or committed to install the signage. 

Our incredible supporters have also pushed for the successful installation of the accessible toilet signage across the country. The campaign has already reached football clubs, shopping centres, GP surgeries, leisure attractions and local councils, and looks set to continue to grow!