Let’s talk about steps. That might not be an opening sentence to inspire confidence or to get the mind racing but steps are, for people with reduced mobility, something that are a real nuisance and a routine source of frustration. They’re a pain but for many less able people there’s no way around it, even…
The ‘D’ List takes a regular look at new things in a disabled world and as the holidays season approaches we thought we’d digress into useful sources of disability travel information. These are not exhaustive and disabled travel is never that simple but we hope these may lessen the anxiety of going somewhere new. 1ST.…
The ‘D list’ Looks at new things in the world of disability. Here we discover how home lifts have developed…. Home lifts Hit New Heights as Travelling Distance is Extended There is a new range of home lifts available for wheelchair users who live in a period property or a home with high ceilings who…
The ‘D’ List looks at new things in the world of disability. This time we’re looking for things to make summer 2019 special with summer shoes for wide/fat feet, for both men and women. We’ve written about wide fit shoes in the past as immobility often leads to swollen feet, especially in summer. Finding cool/fashionable…
BBS have been busy.. First read about our Addition Collection of inclusive products on the website of The Design Council……….. ‘Meet the Design Council Spark awardee bringing style to independent living, one DRINK at a time’ Our winning design for a inclusive drink/cup/glass/bottle etc. holder has an interesting story behind it, read more here and…
Following ASOS’s much hyped, but very limited, recent foray into accessible fashion, a new startup label is showing them how it’s done. Last summer saw ASOS collaborate with journalist and Paralympic hopeful Chloe Ball-Hopkins, after she wrote to the retailer asking them to include adaptive clothing options. The result was a colourful wheelchair-friendly waterproof jumpsuit designed…
Coming soon 3 trendy wheelchairs for 2019 – as soon as we get the details we’ll tell you about a new wheelchair from Kuschall, another from Quickie (Sunrise Medical) and a new version of the PEV (Personal Electric vehicle) made by WHILL Inc. – Excited? You will be!
The first thing we need to say is that although someone is disabled they of course want to keep their own sense of style. They still like the same things and appreciate the same gifts as anyone else such as lovely smellies, cool fashion items, jewellery/watches, chocolates, computer games etc.. But if you want some…
Update Nov. 2018: Is ‘style’ important or have we got it wrong?? Manufacturers and suppliers of disability equipment seem to think so. As we trawl for stylish Xmas gifts for people who are disabled we find the market is still littered with ugly stuff!!! Please let us know if you agree by making contact. Fortunately, there are…