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…
Hub Dot is a global women’s network where you can tell your story, ask for something or just network. Here we describe what and why BBS exists…….
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…
20th July was the launch of the National Wheelchair Leadership Alliance’s Right Chair, Right Time charter. We totally agree with this campaign and Baroness Grey Thompson (Tanni) is behind it. She says “For too long wheelchair services have been inadequate and it is time that wheelchair users are listened to and provided a proper service,…
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 Extra Costs Commission an independent enquiry into the extra costs incurred by disabled people and their families, produced their final report this week. We went to the press briefing where the Robin Hindle Fisher the chair of the commission called for disabled people to be “bold and loud” and build consumer pressure behind the…
A Blog by daystar297 The peculiar relationship between music and deaf people has been given a fanfare of publicity recently with the discovery that noise-induced hearing loss may owe as much to genetic as any physical exposure. The Daily Mail tastefully offered this in terms of Beethoven’s hearing problems – a stereotype which may offer a convenient…
Watch this video to understand why Picture Access Descriptions – PADs are invaluable in a disabled world
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…