Or a person or organisation that has thoughtful, design led or stylish approaches to accessibility? If yes then why not nominate for a Blue Badge Access Award or enter the Design Competition that has a prize fund of £20k and is rewarding innovations for ‘disabled guests’. Last year the ramp at St Pauls and Centaur…
The Blue Badge Access Awards (BBAAs), celebrates exceptional venues, people and organisations that have a thoughtful, innovative, design-led approach to accessibility. The BBAAs are back for 2023/24 and we want to reward those that have gone above and beyond in their mission to achieve Access for All. A global initiative rewarding venues, people and organisations…
The Dinorben Arms in Wales, Reader Recommendation, We welcome anyone to write in and tell us about new places that are both accessible and stylish and by default they get entered into the Blue Badge Access Awards to be held in October 2023. They celebrate exceptional venues, people & organisations that have a thoughtful, innovative,…
Our Blue Badge Access Awards (BBAAs) are happening again in October 2023 and one of the coveted Awards – NOT! – is Ludicrous Loo. They are toilets that could be accessible but are not due to ludicrous use of storage, bad design or missing equipement such as a grab rail. We are also highlighting the…
The Blue Badge Access Awards are featured in the Times 30th April by Elizabeth Mistry: HOSPITALITY Blue Badge Access Awards: the 2022 winners revealed From the Great Scotland Yard Hotel to Shangri-La The Shard, these are the hotels, bars and restaurants setting the standard for accessible travel Warwick Castle won the award for best venue…
The Blue Badge Access Awards Happened last week and one key award deserves recognition – The Worst Accessible Toilet………. Before we go into that we should mention the nominees and winner of the HEWI Award for Best Accessible Toilet. The nominees were, 8 Bar, The Londoner, Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth, Tate, Liverpool, Salvation Bar, Hotel Brooklyn,…
UK’s most inclusive venues, organisations and individuals celebrated at prestigious awards ceremony April 28. 2022: A global initiative that champions stylish inclusivity in hotels, organisations and hospitality venues has announced the winners of its leading accessibility awards at an exclusive ceremony in Manchester. The Blue Badge Access Awards, (BBAAs), which promotes exceptional venues comprising thoughtful,…
The Blue Badge Access Awards are back after our last outing in 2019. We want to inspire architects, designers, staff and proprietors to reach higher standards, creating exceptional venues that make everyone a ‘first class citizen’ with thoughtful, design-led accessibility. The final for 2022/23 is on 28th April 2022 at award winning Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester…
Almost 3/4 of guests believe not enough is being done to make venues more accessible Almost three in four guests believe there is not enough attention being brought to accessibility in the UK hospitality industry according to a new consumer survey. The ‘Accessibility in Hospitality’ survey, unveiled to the public this week by Robin Sheppard,…