Nestled in the picturesque village of Firle, East Sussex, from the outside Charleston looks like a traditional English farmhouse. However, its highly distinctive hand painted interiors reveal its past as the focal point of The Bloomsbury Group, led by the artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Charleston is now a museum and its iconic interiors continue…
Previously on the ‘D’ List, ‘new things in the world of disability’, we talked about the most important room the bathroom/toilet. There are plenty of ideas to make them trendy and accessible but what about the rest of the house where, after all, you spend most of your time so even more important to get it…
London Design Festival, ‘Celebrates and promotes London as the design capital of the world’ and we’ve got a round up of some of the standout design events and their accessibility for all. We look at exhibits that are focussed on disability as well as some that are just plain interesting. They are: 1. Please Feed…
Update Sept 2018: The Begging Bowl have sent photos of their disabled toilet and say wheelchair users have had no problems with it but they’ve “had a few worries about advertising our toilet as a disabled facility and wondered if you could help me decide if it is. We have handle bars on either side…
On a recent trip to France, I stayed near the picturesque town of Nanteuil-en-Vallée in the Charente Department. If any BBS readers are passing through the Charente, or staying in the nearby centres of Cognac, La Rochelle or Angoulême, then Nanteuil-en-Vallée is a brilliant day trip destination. Part of the area’s appeal is that it’s off the beaten…
Back in May we held The BBS MIX – a concert of mixed genres and abilities. Proceeds support a bursary at the Royal Academy of Music and in particular people who have invisible disabilities, something we wrote about recently. In its 4th year the 2018 version was no exception, having supported Fiona Joice who is a soprano…
What does accessibility look like for people with brain injuries? Brain injuries are not always the most visible of disabilities, research by Headway showed that in 2014, 348,934 were admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury, 162,544 were admitted with a head injury and there were 130,551 stroke admissions. A brain injury can happen…
Lucy Walker a new reviewer for BBS aent this review of The Dulwich Picture Gallery……………… ‘Tucked away in leafy Dulwich in south east London, Dulwich Picture Gallery is a hidden gem of a gallery. It’s certainly worth a visit for any art lovers who’ve not yet been; the first purpose-built public art gallery in…
The ‘D’ List looks at new things in the world of disability, you can see previous articles here. This month Gifted People in Ukraine contacted Blue Badge Style about their new wheelchair, Rocket 4 with its innovative suspension system – something needed in all wheelchairs!. First of all, before you ask, it’s not available outside of…