To say that House of Commons Committee Room 9 was unprepared for the arrival, en mass, of around ten to fifteen wheelchair users would be an egregious understatement. In fact, it would probably be fair to say that the accessibility of the room which hosted yesterday’s parliamentary event on accessing the high streets was almost…
This Wednesday, BBS representatives are going to be attending an All Party Parliamentary Group, at Portcullis House, looking into access to the high street for young disabled people. The APPG has been set up in the wake of a recent report from Trailblazers, named Short Changed, which came up with many interesting points about what high…
Equipment for disabled people is functional to the point of being “institutional” says a new survey from Blue Badge Style. The results of the latest BBS Interest Panel, set up to find out about the opinions of the disabled community on both mobility and household equipment, found that the available products are generally considered “not…
Less able people and their carers overwhelmingly feel that too little is being done to make venues accessible for less able visitors, according to results of our BBS Interest Panel survey, conducted late last year. The respondents of the survey agreed that too many venues are failing to adapt their buildings to become more inclusive…
I don’t know about you but the last time I went to The Science Museum was when I was on a school trip, which is a shame as it’s a very cool place to visit. In particular it has a 3D Printing Exhibition at the moment running until 7/2/2015 and it’s FREE. This is something…
There are far more uses for smart phone and tablet apps that Flappy Bird and Facebook.In fact, many apps are now helping to solve everyday problems for people with mobility, visual and hearing impairments. Here are our top ten: 1. Siri and other virtual assistants. For less able iPhone users Siri can be a really…
After seeing some truly shocking ‘disabled facilities’ in 2013 we’ve decided to launch a competition to find The UK’s Worst Disabled Toilet 2014. We’ve seen some really poor attempts to make toilets accessible and we want to name a shame the worst of these Quasi Khazis. We’re looking for you to send us your examples,…
The full results of recent surveys, conducted by Blue Badge Style, which reveal a good deal about the current state of accessibility and mobility equipment in the UK, are coming soon. We recently brought together a group of less able people and carers into our interest panel to ask them about the troubles they have…
On Tuesday the world watched on as world leaders, including Barack Obama, spoke at Nelson Mandela’s funeral. While they should have been concentrating on the moving words of the American President, many people were being distracted from or, if they were deaf, unable to understand what he was saying, due to the bizarre behaviour of…