It’s been a while but we’re back with 3 new things from the world of disability. Sometimes you feel that things are just not progressing fast enough but here we try and show new developments and stylish, modern gadgets that are either available now or in the pipeline. You can see previous ‘D’ List reviews,…
Press Release June 2016: Blue Badge Style Appoints Non-Exec from Hospitality Sector Style guide for people with disabilities brings hospitality experience to the team London, 20 June 2016, Stephen Macintosh, Founder of restaurant operations consultancy, Macintosh Hospitality, has today become a Non-Executive Director at Blue Badge Style, the UK’s most stylish guide to help…
Update June 2016: Virtual Reality Picture access Descriptions VRPads are now known as a VRGallery. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. We’re intending to release Virtual Reality Picture Access Descriptions – VRPads. Click here to see the one we produced with our partners Avenue Imperial, just click on the arrows and you’ll see potential obstacles or disabled facilities in a…
Following our recent post asking for your views and concerns regarding the UK leaving Europe. Here are some of the views including our own: Firstly Labour actually posted this which got very little or no exposure in the campaign: This isn’t strictly true as someone who’s worked and travelled extensively in Europe, they are way…
We recently met Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled people. We asked if he was a disabled person would he vote or ‘in’ or ‘out’ of Europe? His answer was in his words ‘Swiss’ in that he didn’t think it would make a significant difference either way………..We’d love to hear what you think; will the fact…
Friends of BBS Sesame Access Systems, whom we have featured many times due to the elegant way their lifts work for people with mobility issues (see video below), have now won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2016 in the Innovation category. We’re absolutely thrilled that this innovative and stylish invention has got the recognition it…
In the past we’ve written about accessibility at festivals across the UK but we needed an update for 2016. So we’re grateful to friend of BBS, journalist Alex Taylor who writes for Metro.co.uk, who withstood the weather, the mud, the beer, to write this update on London festival Field Day, to assess their accessibility. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
It’s been a while but we’re back looking for new developments in the world of disability, The ‘D’ List. The prospect of getting well designed and customised disability equipment is getting ever closer with the advent of 3D Printing and here we highlight two more projects, as yet unfunded, to add to our own BBS…
How to attract guests with disabilities…………. HOTEL BUSINESS 4 MAY 2016 The ability to view stylish images online has changed the way guests choose hotels, whether they have disabilities or not. Before they book, guests want to see the type of room they might have, the view from the balcony, the stylish bar and restaurant.…