Back in 2012 we had a campaign to highlight the lack of accessible toilets in Listed Buildings. Something English Heritage says is unfair as it’s our heritage too. We have subsequently used the directives in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the Equality Act 2010, as ammunition when faced with lack…
The Relative Lieutenant (see his photo here), sent us this review of The Red Lion Inn in Hinxton, Camridgeshire July 1st 2015: I visited the Red Lion Inn for lunch to see how their up market restaurant was doing and assess disabled access but I arrived to find the kitchen about to close (I arrived 1:50…
The first review comes from Patrick Burke from aid4disabled, he went to The Marquisof Cornwallis which seems to consistently get 4 stars from the usual reviewers. The food includes sustainable fish and chips and build your own burger. It’s in the heart of Bloomsbury and is housed in a period mansion. It’s a traditional pub with high…
The Musical Lieutenant and her brother chose The Lockhart as the ‘new place’ I should visit especially as it had ‘fried chicken’. Located in Seymour Place just behind Marble Arch, It’s American in flavour which seems to be ‘a la mode’ as burger/chicken joints are popping up all over the place. I have no problem…
After two weeks of festive fun and over indulgence it’s time to make our New Year’s Resolutions. Whilst we do think that quitting smoking, losing weight and taking up new hobbies are all noble efforts, this year at Blue Badge Style we’re aiming really high: we want to start an accessibility revolution in 2015. We…
’tis the season to be jolly but DisabledGO’s recent report on accessibility made for rather depressing reading – less than a third of departments have accessible changing rooms, two thirds of retail staff have no training in how to help disabled customers and 40% of restaurants have no accessible toilet. In response to all the gloom…
Last week I had to go to the National Hospital for Neurology in London. It was a check up but I still get nervous and on arrival had to use their toilet at reception. That was difficult enough as I had to wait for a member of staff to finish using it!! I was then told…
This week we (me and Lieutenant No.1, who insisted on singing England football chants all day), went on a visit to Bray & Marlow to see if Heston Blumenthal & Tom Kerridge (respectively) had taken any note of the disability hospitality market – worth £2BN p.a. First it was Bray which should be re-named ‘Heston’…
After seeing some truly shocking ‘disabled facilities’ in 2013 we’ve decided to launch a competition to find The UK’s Worst Disabled Toilet 2014. We’ve seen some really poor attempts to make toilets accessible and we want to name a shame the worst of these Quasi Khazis. We’re looking for you to send us your examples,…