The Bespoke* Access Awards 2016 were held on 6th December and the Celia Thomas Prize was awarded to our friends at Motion Spot and Ryder Architecture for a practical but nonetheless stylish hotel bedroom that was inclusive for all. The audience for the event at the House of Lords consisted largely of architects, access consultants and…
Update 8 Dec 2016: Here’s an update to the prices for the Batec Hand Bike wheelchair attachment, mentioned in the ‘D’ List Xmas presents below…. Batec Urban – £3,595.00 (Quad £3,895.00) Batec Electric – £4,995.00 (Quad £5,295.00) Batec Rapid – £5,695.00 (Quad £5,995.00) They also offer a Batec Manual @ £2,495.00 (Quad £2,795.00) and a Batec Hybrid…
1ST, The UNYQ Align a personalised, fashionable and breathable’ back brace produced by UNYQ (Seattle and Seville). It’s intended for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). We like all the features of this as young girls with scoliosis need to look good whilst they have to wear a brace for long periods. The brace is lighter and…
The ‘D’ List is back – all new things in the world of Disability. We take a look at new stylish and/or innovative developments the world of the less able. It’s, unfortunately, an infrequent look as not a whole lot changes with regard to style & disability. However, here’s some encouraging developments: 1st, Scooters. Previous…
Update Oct 2016: We received this from a BBS reader regarding Shoes of Prey…. “I ordered a pair of ballet flats in a wide fitting from here (Shoes of Prey). My feet are horrible! Swollen and wide. The shoes did fit but I was disappointed with the quality. They are so stiff they are v…
It’s been a while but we’re back with 3 new things from the world of disability. Sometimes you feel that things are just not progressing fast enough but here we try and show new developments and stylish, modern gadgets that are either available now or in the pipeline. You can see previous ‘D’ List reviews,…
Update June 2016: Virtual Reality Picture access Descriptions VRPads are now known as a VRGallery. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. We’re intending to release Virtual Reality Picture Access Descriptions – VRPads. Click here to see the one we produced with our partners Avenue Imperial, just click on the arrows and you’ll see potential obstacles or disabled facilities in a…
Friends of BBS Sesame Access Systems, whom we have featured many times due to the elegant way their lifts work for people with mobility issues (see video below), have now won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2016 in the Innovation category. We’re absolutely thrilled that this innovative and stylish invention has got the recognition it…
It’s been a while but we’re back looking for new developments in the world of disability, The ‘D’ List. The prospect of getting well designed and customised disability equipment is getting ever closer with the advent of 3D Printing and here we highlight two more projects, as yet unfunded, to add to our own BBS…