This article is from a guest writer, Dane O’Leary who writes for Modernize.com. Since disabilities can occur to anyone at any time, it’s important to be aware of how the decor and design of a home can be optimized for those who are disabled in some way. In fact, many cities are requiring all new…
Update May 2015: This resort has become even more accessible they’ve added a special disability area on their beach. Not sure you can get on the beds but 10 out of 10 for the thought. Has anyone ever come across this amount of accessibility by the sea?? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Five Star Gloria Verde Resort consisting…
This week’s What If Friday is all about beauty! Audrey Hepburn, a rare beauty would she have been less beautiful if she had prosthetic limbs? If she were to have lost half of her legs half way through her career would she have continued to work? If someone is missing a limb does it make…
What To Know. Disability News Service has that the new Government has seen a huge decrease in the number of disabled MPs compared to the last. Apparently this years elections have left only two politicians – Paul Maynard and Robert Halfon – as the only ones “who would self-describe as disabled people.” But don’t fear Labour’s…
What If Friday continues this week with the man who got us through the Second World War. Here is Winston Churchill but not as you know him! Often thought of as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, would that have been any different if he were in a wheelchair? …
Although we published this originally last year we thought it’s worth reminding folk of some of the places we reviewed for City Breaks with access in mind; enjoy………………………………… Aug 2014: This week at Blue Badge Style we’re posting a series of reviews of and guides to some great European City Breaks. We’ll be looking at…
In the coming weeks we are going to be posting images of the famous people, past and present but they won’t be as you remember them… What if…? Marylin Monroe was in wheelchair, would she still be as iconic as she is today? Would she have been seen as any less attractive? What if the…
Having looked at the major party manifestos there doesn’t seem much between them with regard to helping people with disabilities. The Conservatives & Labour want to try and get us back to work but none mention the elusive ‘Access to Work’ scheme, which if administered correctly would be of greatest help. Conservatives: “Last year alone,…
At the end of 2014 we asked Brunel University’s Product Design students to produce some stylish wheelchair accessories in our ‘Style My Chair’ competition. There were some brilliant designs and you can see them all here. The three winners included Expression Wheels, The BackBackPack and the Honeycomb cup holder. We hope to see the prototypes produced…