Come As You Are (Hasta La Vista) is a new, feel good film about three young men who are all disabled in some way. We thought we should bring it to everyone’s attention because the film has been widely acclaimed for dealing with disability in a way that is thought provoking and has been challenging…
JuJu is a champagne bar on the King’s Road, London, run by ex-footballer Lee Chapman and his actress wife Leslie Ash. The bar has just been named “Best Late Night Bar” at the London Club and Bar Awards 2013. We haven’t been there yet but we’ve found out that there are no steps into the bar…
Fiona Jarvis, founder of Blue Badge Style, the first app and website guide to a stylish lifestyle for the less-physically-able, has featured in the press once again. This time Fiona has written an article for Caterer and Hotelkeeper on how disabled access can be viewed as a selling point for hotels. In the article she speaks of the need…
The Summer Exhibition starts today at Burlington House and continues, throughout the summer, until the 18th of August. Now in it’s 245th year, the Summer Exhibition acts as a survey of what’s happening in all areas of the contemporary art world. It’s open to all artists and up to 10,000 sculptures, prints and paintings are submitted with the…
Beach wheelchairs have really caught on in the last couple of years and as they are adopted more and more less able people are being able to enjoy the beach. People in wheelchairs can take part in walks by the sea or just lazing around on the beach along with able-bodied friends and family. Just…
The Brasserie Des Beaux Arts in Toulouse is a traditional French restaurant overlooking the Garonne. It’s part of the Esprit Brasserie chain which has a lot of restaurants in Paris which we’ve reviewed in the past. It’s been described as an institution in Toulouse and the brasserie’s website suggests that it is a favourite haunt of…
Blue Badge Style is officially hot! We’ve been featured on the What’s Hot UK website which is one of the arbiters of everything cool in the country. What’s Hot UK is a website set up by Jess, one half of the popular Globetrotter Girls travel blog, to cover all things stylish and trendy in the UK. The…
Jack Carroll is the fourteen year-old stand up comedian with cerebral palsy who has stormed into the final of Britain’s Got Talent. From his position leaning on his walking frame – a stance that has caused him to call himself a sit down stand up comedian – Jack has delivered two hilarious sets so far…
Pizza East is in Shoreditch on the ground floor of the Tea Building. “The menu features traditional and rustic ingredients, with a progressive approach to gourmet pizza and a commitment to sourcing seasonal and local produce”. We haven’t been there yet but we were told there are steps into the building so there is a…