Amsterdam; city of style, great people and freedom… shame about the disabled access! All the streets in the main city area are cobbled and the road system of cars/buses/trams/motorbikes/scooters/bikes is bewildering. They come at you from all directions! It doesn’t help that when you decide to place yourself in a restaurant away from the chaos…
Alex Taylor one of our regular contributors has his first article in Huffington Post. Well done, please read here. Commenting on the Success of the London Paralympics and how this has changed public opinions towards disability – here’s hoping.!!! Send us your comments!!
Coolture™ is a US based company that have designed a ‘cooling solution with street appeal’ and as they also say, it ‘is long overdue’. The fashion world have overlooked the huge market for clothes with disability in mind. Here is a company bucking the trend, unfortunately prompted by one of their own becoming chronically sick with MS – Van…
Blue Badge Style launches first mobile app for stylish, less-able people London guide free during Paralympics London, 30 August 2012, Blue Badge Style (www.bluebadgestyle.com), a guide for a less able, stylish lifestyle, has launched a mobile app, which is free to download during the Paralympics. Aimed at stylish people with mobility issues, initially in…
These bars were recommended to me by Lieutenant no. 2 – The Lost Angel, Citizen Smith and Lost Society. They all look like a cross between a Victorian pub and somewhere Mumford & Sons would visit. They say they have “Illicit Dining and Forbidden Beverages”. We haven’t checked out these bars/restaurants but did call them all…
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…
LOVEBOX music festival is one of the more convenient destinations for wheelchair users. Held in Victoria Park, and now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the relatively confined event space, at least in comparison to Glastonbury or Reading, makes it much easier to navigate the various stages. Camping is not permitted, which removes the nagging feeling that you…
Update on The Hoxton Feb 2013: They have 11 Accessible rooms. Look out for the PAD (Pictorial Access Statement) we are producing showing all the less able facilities at The Hoxton. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The Hoxton is the most disabled aware place I have been to so far. Situated in Shoreditch on Great Eastern Street it is identified by…
A few weeks ago I and the American Lieutenant went to Shoreditch to update my previous review. There was too much ‘trendiness’ to see in one visit. We started at The Hoxton, Urban Lodge – one of the most disabled aware places I have ever been. I will review in full later, needless to say…