Blue Badge Access Awards Who We Are The Blue Badge Access Awards are the result of two major design competition initiatives, coming together with the support of Leonard Cheshire. The Bespoke Access Awards have now joined with the Blue Badge Style Awards to give a consumer breadth to a predominantly B2B conceptual design competition, producing…
London’s newest major theatre, The Bridge, is a conscious departure from traditional West End venues that have often failed to adapt to the access requirements of modern audiences. The Bridge was founded in 2017 by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr, both former directors at the National Theatre who wanted a modern commercial theatre committed to new…
Went on Boxing Day 2018 for dinner at Bocca Di Lupo prior to seeing Company at The Gielgud theatre (good access and a disabled toilet in Gielgud) and can confirm excellent italian food especially the truffle and octopus dishes. They do have a portable ramp to get up a sizeable step in a narrow part of Soho.…
Coming soon 3 trendy wheelchairs for 2019 – as soon as we get the details we’ll tell you about a new wheelchair from Kuschall, another from Quickie (Sunrise Medical) and a new version of the PEV (Personal Electric vehicle) made by WHILL Inc. – Excited? You will be!
Press Release Oct. 2018: Blue Badge Access Awards Unveils New Look & Expanded Scope Blue Badge Style, in association with Bespoke Access and Leonard Cheshire Disability, is pleased to unveil the Blue Badge Access Awards, a merger between the preexisting style and accessibility initiatives, aimed at raising the profile of travelers with disabilities and expanding…
The first thing we need to say is that although someone is disabled they of course want to keep their own sense of style. They still like the same things and appreciate the same gifts as anyone else such as lovely smellies, cool fashion items, jewellery/watches, chocolates, computer games etc.. But if you want some…
First what Blue Badge Style stands/sits for …….. BBS founder Fiona Jarvis explaining the importance of style at the very un-stylish Naidex The European Investment Bank explanation of what Blue Badge Style does and why it’s important not just in the UK but globally…… Let’s hope designers, the fashion world and equipment manufacturers/suppliers take note!…
Update Nov. 2018: Is ‘style’ important or have we got it wrong?? Manufacturers and suppliers of disability equipment seem to think so. As we trawl for stylish Xmas gifts for people who are disabled we find the market is still littered with ugly stuff!!! Please let us know if you agree by making contact. Fortunately, there are…
Awards – why do they never feel inclusive? The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards were held in June this year. They……… “celebrate the brilliance and vibrancy of the UK’s eating out scene, and reward the very best chefs, front of house staff and restaurants the country has to offer”. We agree the UK scene is…