Sydney Street Grill is a Marco Pierre White restaurant in Chelsea. We haven’t been there but we called and their disabled access didn’t sound great. They said there is no disabled loo and there are steps into the restaurant. They recommended going to another Marco Pierre White restaurant. We have reviewed two other Marco Pierre White…
As part of Deaf Awareness Week Andra Sonea has written an article for Blue Badge Style about what it’s like for someone with a hearing impairment to work as a consultant in the city. She talks about how losing her hearing has affected her life and work and about her outlook on impairment. It’s a great…
We’re finally ready to call it: the wet, grey and cold winter is over and warm weather is here. We didn’t want to declare it too quickly but the first Bank Holiday weekend of the Summer is about to hit us and the weather forecasts are very promising. Having said that, you really never can…
We’ve started the Blue Badge Style Sports Blog to help advise less able people on how to get into sports. Each week we feature a different Paralympic athlete writing about their own sport. GB Paralympic Archer and friend of BBS, Leigh Walmsley, has written the first in our new series of Sports Blogs. Leigh competed…
I mentioned before in my Weds Wrap that I’m going to be speaking at Digital Shoreditch this month. It turns out that a lot of time needs to be spent preparing for this and honing my speech to perfection. This week I’ve had to write up a brief synopsis of what BBS is all about and what I’m…
Blakeney Hotel is in Norfolk and the “quayside location has magnificent views across the estuary and salt marshes to Blakeney Point“. There is a ramp into the hotel and level access throughout restaurant and bar – disabled toilet in there too! They do have a room that is suitable for disabled visitors but it is not strictly for that…
These smartCRUTCH crutches have been developed to provide more comfort to the user than a conventional forearm or underarm crutch. Their handles distribute your weight across your forearms rather than forcing all of the pressure you exert onto your hands and wrists. Redistributing the weight means that the pressure is reduced as the force you…
Last year we wrote about Love Box festival and as a result we thought it would be good to give you some information on the music festivals of 2013. They’re as accessible as they can be and promoters do seem to be doing their best to make them inclusive. Take a look – and if…
Chewton Glen is in the “Hampshire countryside on the edge of the New Forest National Park.” It has been listed as one of The World’s Best Hotels in 2012, according to their website. They have a junior suite, that is a very popular room and is wheelchair accessible. It is on the ground floor and has wider…