As always the news moves fast so just to remind you of the efforts of Captain Tom Moore back in april/May when he raised £40m+ for the NHS by walking with a rollator up and down his driveway. A magnificent effort showing how disability, however temporary, can be used for good and resulted in a…
The ‘D’ list looks at new things in the world of disability. An infrequent look, as things don’t change that fast when it comes to innovation and mobility aids. However, there are things afoot, if you’ll pardon the pun! Here’s a refresh on our review of stylish and trendy wheelchairs, a contradiction you say but…
Getting up and down the stairs can be a massive hassle when you’re disabled or just have a lack of mobility, maybe it takes you too long or is just next to impossible. The options for getting around this issue are pretty limited, you either put a lift into your house or a stair lift.…
Update Feb 2020: After many requests please note that the address for UK supply of The Alinker is Karen Nicholls at uk@thealinker.com . Pyxis no longer supply. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Alinker, a new style mobility device from Canada was previously reviewed in 2017 . They now have a UK distributor Pyxis so here’s an update on how it…
In the ‘D’List we look a new things in the world of disability, see our previous articles. This week we’re looking at a new scooter which looks compact yet sturdy The Monarch Mantis – Substance with Style. Here’s what they say about it……. With the huge variety of mobility scooters on the market of market…
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…
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…
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…