The Ideal Home Exhibition at Earls Court has given BBS food for thought. Do they include any Disability Equipment or exhibit any Accessible Homes? Have any of our readers seen anything there that provides style and assisted living, let us know?? In the meantime our roving reporter Max will be attending and writing an article…
Our ongoing mission to find trendy mobility aids has taken us on a search for stylish wheelchairs. We’ve had a look around and come up with a selection of wheelchairs that are a little sleeker and more design focused than the average chair. One thing that is frustrating when looking for a more attractive looking…
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…