The Access Group were the instigators of the recently opened Harrogate Shopmobility scheme in Harrogate. This is situated on level 10 of the Victoria Car Park. It costs a one off payment of £5 to be a member. It may seem strange to visitors to Harrogate to have the Shopmobility on the 10th floor, but their is a covered walkway across the railway line and the road, direct into the Victoria Garden's Shopping area. This area is covered and includes shops such as W H Smiths Mothercare a covered Market and a number of snackbars, coffee shops. The Harrogate Council took up the challenge and offered the scheme space in the car park and built the building to house the office and the storage for the chairs.

However it took a great deal of effort by dedicated people to collect the necessary money to buy the wheelchairs and employ a worker This is now well established in the town and well used. The scheme has both three and four wheel shopping scooters and several manual chairs

The Access group are members of the management team that run the Disability Information Scheme. This is located in the Citizens Advice Bureau at 101 Station Parade Harrogate .This service will offer information on a wealth of subjects ranging from "Where can I get a new wheelchair to helping people talk to Social Services about arranging additional carers help, Appeals to a tribunal over "fit to work issues". All discussions are in strict confidence

The group also inspect all plans prior to planning permission and advise the Harrogate Council on the suitability for the disabled. Usually there suggestions and made a condition of granting planning permission. The group are involved at the planning stage of the new swimming pool.

Harrogate Borough Council are working to understand the new and implement the Disability Discrimination Act although the government have left great loop hole in the act by incorporating the word "reasonable".