Google Glass is a new piece of technology that “has a camera, it speaks to you (and you to it), and gives contextual information about what’s in front of your eyes – in effect, an audio-visual information filter between you and the world.” Ultimately it is a wearable computer like in all the sci-fi films. It…
With less than three weeks to go until Christmas, now is the time to really start thinking about doing some shopping, if you haven’t already. As we’ve said before, it’s not necessary when you’re shopping for a less able friend or family member to concentrate entirely on their disability. Nine times out of ten you…
Last saturday our Wheeled in Chelsea Competition Winner, James from Oliver James Garden rooms claimed his meal for two having written a funny piece on being partially bind on holiday in Sardinia – it involved a sun-bed & sun cream, give it a read. I chose Le Cercle for James and his girlfriend Jenny, however…
A year ago we mentioned the WHILL add-on for a wheelchair that turned it into an automatic wheelchair. Unlike many of the inventions we found the WHILL has now developed into a new automatic wheelchair rather than an add-on. Available to buy in the US in early 2014, no prices yet. It operates using a tilt…
In general, when you buy Christmas presents for less able friends and family, they don’t have to be much different from those you’d buy for anyone else. Less able people don’t just want a boring pile of pills, grab rails, beakers and dull mobility aids waiting for them under the tree. Having said that, sometimes…
It’s easy to tell, from the unrelenting advertising, that the Christmas season is now officially upon us. As easy as it would be to whine about ‘Christmas starting earlier every year’ we actually think that it’s quite a good thing to be reminded about it so early on. This way you can get all your…
This week at Blue Badge Style we we’re looking at what life could be like in the New Age of Disability (or NAD?). We uncovered how new technologies like 3D printing and robotics could combine to transform and in a way enlarge the world of the less able. Then we went a little bit further…
I remember once sitting in a pub with some friends and having a discussion about whether there’s a chance that one day we might all be enslaved by robots. We imagined a scenario where humans work menial jobs for the robots, in return for drinks and the odd packet of crisps each evening. We would enter…
You may well have seen how the short history of 3D printing has been riddled with controversy surrounding its use in making 3D printed guns. However, concentrating too much on that concerning side of this new technology overlooks the positive things that 3D printing will be able to provide. It appears that being able to…