This ‘D’ List -all new things in the world of disability – has been prompted by a reader review of a car transfer system for the less mobile and a mail we received at BBS Towers asking for more up-to-date information on current wheelchairs and mobility devices that you can buy now. A number of…
At last designers are realising disability issues are mainstream and the ‘New Green’ i.e. the right thing to do. Here are some new designs that we think are really exceptional: 1st A project from designers Preistman Goode (we featured them before with the portable aircraft disability seat), The Scooter for Life produced as a concept to…
This week the ‘D’ List – New Things in the World of Disability – reports on CES , the global consumer electronics and technology tradeshow that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2017 there were a number of devices spotlighted in the disability space. Here are a few of them: 1st Aipoly is a…
In our regular item the ‘D’ List we let you know of new things from the world of disability from design to fashion to news that makes a difference or makes us laugh. This time we’ve reviewed and trialled some stylish wheelchair gloves, we’ve found a useful resource that sounds like a periodical from Not…
Update 8 Dec 2016: Here’s an update to the prices for the Batec Hand Bike wheelchair attachment, mentioned in the ‘D’ List Xmas presents below…. Batec Urban – £3,595.00 (Quad £3,895.00) Batec Electric – £4,995.00 (Quad £5,295.00) Batec Rapid – £5,695.00 (Quad £5,995.00) They also offer a Batec Manual @ £2,495.00 (Quad £2,795.00) and a Batec Hybrid…
1ST, The UNYQ Align a personalised, fashionable and breathable’ back brace produced by UNYQ (Seattle and Seville). It’s intended for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). We like all the features of this as young girls with scoliosis need to look good whilst they have to wear a brace for long periods. The brace is lighter and…
The ‘D’ List is back – all new things in the world of Disability. We take a look at new stylish and/or innovative developments the world of the less able. It’s, unfortunately, an infrequent look as not a whole lot changes with regard to style & disability. However, here’s some encouraging developments: 1st, Scooters. Previous…
It’s been a while but we’re back with 3 new things from the world of disability. Sometimes you feel that things are just not progressing fast enough but here we try and show new developments and stylish, modern gadgets that are either available now or in the pipeline. You can see previous ‘D’ List reviews,…
It’s been a while but we’re back looking for new developments in the world of disability, The ‘D’ List. The prospect of getting well designed and customised disability equipment is getting ever closer with the advent of 3D Printing and here we highlight two more projects, as yet unfunded, to add to our own BBS…