You may well have seen how the short history of 3D printing has been riddled with controversy surrounding its use in making 3D printed guns. However, concentrating too much on that concerning side of this new technology overlooks the positive things that 3D printing will be able to provide. It appears that being able to…
There’s a brilliant charity auction titled “A Dolls’ House,” curated by the property developer Cathedral Group. The collection features 20 dollhouses created by well-known architects collaborating with an artist. Their design must fit on a 30- by 30-inch plinth. More importantly ‘Each has to include one unique feature that makes life easier for a child with…
The Greyhound on The Test in Stockbridge has been awarded the Michelin Pub of the Year, 2014 as “the food is great and the bedrooms are charming”. This 500 year old pub went through a major refurbishment in March 2013 including a new bar area and seven newly designed bedrooms. Zoe Williams, The Telegraph said “Location…
The International Robot Exhibition, held in Tokyo last week, demonstrated some of the incredible latest developments in the futuristic world of robotics. Along with the traditional industrial robots, that have been around for years, were robots for painting nails, ‘snake’ robots for search and rescue missions and an increasing number of robots which can care for disabled…
A number of students from the University of Slough were forcibly removed from a Halloween party, at their halls of residence, last weekend for wearing ‘inappropriate’ costumes. But the strange thing is, they weren’t kicked out for wearing too little clothing, dressing as villainous historical characters, Nazis, or anybody recently deceased. The students dressed as…
London’s theatres have, by and large, put in a lot of work to achieve a greater level of accessibility. Lamentably, there are still some exceptions which, without wanting to name names (but doing so anyway), include the New London Theatre on Drury Lane. Fortunately, these instances are rarer and rarer occurrences with modern theatre embracing disability…
We’re inviting anyone who wants to show support for quality disabled access, World Disability Day and Blue Badge Style to join in with our Guerrilla Sticker Campaign on the 3rd of December. Every year World Disability Day (officially know as International Day of People with Disability) falls on this day and this year we want…
Florita’s, or Florita’s Miami Bar and Tropical Gardens to give it its full name, is a trendy bar in central Newcastle with a great vibe, good disabled access and a possible chance to do some celeb-spotting. The bar looks to emulate the hedonistic party-loving style of Miami. Everything is decked out with palm trees, splashes…
Last week Max & I went to the Independent Hotel Show at Olympia to spread the word about BBS and our community of people who want more than a Holiday Inn Express. This indeed surprised a few people as we told them the disability market for hospitality was worth £2Bn a year in the UK…