Blue Badge Style and our reviews of 2 Rollators. They’re the most stylish we could find, contact us if you wish to buy or need further information. Do watch it’s entertaining…….. And the 2nd one…. Sorry we couldn’t find a disabled model but if anyone wants to volunteer for our future reviews get in touch.
This is a good article from Luisa Rollenhagen at Houzz showing where “accessible design is finally having its moment: accessibility and aesthetic design are starting to come together”, We’ve been talking about this since we started and at last the message has come ‘home’. Some good ideas for wheelchair users, people with sight problems and just people who…
Update Jan 2016: The Quokka bag can now be bought from EPC see this link. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. When I looked for a stylish bag for my wheelchair I was met with black or neon, nylon back packs – not the designer adornment I was used to. Out of necessity I went for cross body bags but…
We produced this list of gift ideas last year and it’s still applicable as little extra has come onto the market. However, here are a few stylish additions that we thought you should know about………especially as they’re unisex. You can also find our gift ideas for disabled children here. First in our 2015 list is…
When we first started BBS we wrote a review of portable equipment and we recommended this bedrail as it was the only one that worked with divans and slatted beds. For once things have progressed thanks to Stander Inc. The original rail was huge and had to go as oversized luggage on a plane so…
Last week I had an exclusive view of a Genny, a mobility device that uses Segway technology. There are other Segway based devices but none are available commercially except the Whill and this is the only one that uses the official Segway technology. It was devised by Paulo Badano a businessman who, after a motorbike accident,…
Following the success at the EIB Institute, Social Innovation Tournament in 2014 we spent some of the winnings on updating our Mobile App. We made it more interactive and updated the look and feel. Unfortunately it’s only available on iPhone and iPAD at the moment and is free to download from iTunes here. Although we…
At long last wheelchairs are coming to market that use 21st Century advances in science. Here are two of them that use different technologies to produce attractive and manoeuvrable “Personal Mobility Devices” i.e. wheelchairs to you and me! The first is the Whill , which we’ve talked about before. The video below shows it in practical…
As this is holiday season I thought we should research carry bags for wheelchairs. Now I have my lovely leather BackBackPack (designed by Brunel in our ‘Style my Chair Competition’, contact us to buy one), I hoped we’d be able to get a similar case for my chair ??. Unfortunately none are in leather as they’re all made…