Last week, we did a post about how difficult it is to find stylish walking sticks and crutches. We thought that that was a challenge but then we tried to find stylish mobility scooters! Companies building mobility scooters have to work not only to create a practical, functioning machine but also to make something that…
Happy New Year to all our readers and subscribers. We have some exciting things coming in 2013. The first is a series of articles by Team GB Paralympians on their respective sports and how they got started. From Archery to Wheelchair Rugby to Sitting Volleyball and starting with Susie Rodgers (@Susie_Rodgers) a Paralympian swimmer who describes swimming a…
With Christmas just around the corner, we thought it would be a good idea to put together some ideas of stylish presents, that people can give to their less able friends and family. Here’s our list of the best stylish Christmas presents for the less able: Wheelchairs and Attachments FreeWheel is a wheelchair attachment that…
There are some interesting developments going on at the moment as scientists and inventors work on improving the functionality of wheelchairs. Take a look at some of the directions the future of the wheelchair may take: The WHILL is an add-on which turns normal wheelchairs into electric ones. The device clamps onto the wheels of manual…
If you read my comments on restaurants etc. you can see I’m frustrated by the lack of facilities and less able toilets in many places. However this comment from the disability charity Scope put it into perspective for me – there is always someone worse off than you! “Hi can you explain your version of…
Recently, Blue Badge Style’s Fiona Jarvis joined in discussions for a one-day forum entitled ‘Collectively Engaged – Digital Content Development in the UK’ which was hosted and produced by the artistic collective body>data>space at Europe House in London, on 20th September 2012. Jarvis was in the company of about 30-40 creative digital content professionals &…
Download the new BBS Mobile App here iPhone/iPad – From the iTunes Store Android: From the Andriod Store It’s free (at the moment). It finds trendy/stylish places near your location and rates them with BBS Ticks . The rating looks at style/ambience, access & facilities. You can sort on any of these or just by…
Update Sept 2015: Ossenberg are now distributed through Mobility Choices in the UK or direct from their website. See this link . I have extolled the virtues of Kowsky crutches in previous posts as they are quiet and look good (as long as you don’t make them over colourful!). Now there is an alternative and…
I think Disability Equipment manufacturers are missing a trick – we want our equipment to look good and ‘on trend’ in design terms. Most think we want to live with equipment designed in the 70’s. Robin Levien, Director of Studio Levien a respected Product Designer had this to say on Disability Equipment: “I do agree…