We recently attended La Traviata (The Fallen Woman), with a world class soprano and cast,in the comfort of our local Vue Cinema in Westfield London. We know not all cinemas are accessible but if you’re able to get to a Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season, you should, even if you know nothing about opera.…
Update 2016: Concorde 2 have just contacted us saying that they are very helpful, accessible etc. see below ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Concorde 2 is one of Brighton’s leading nightclubs and music venues. The venue is on the seafront with beautiful stained glass windows which make more sense given that the building has previously been used for Victorian tea…
Let’s just say the BBS Team really (over) enjoyed themselves at the inaugral Why Not People gig . A movement established by Jameela Jamil to enable disabled people to enjoy concerts with their mates. You can see footage of Tinie Tempah on our Youtube channel and here’s the Ch4 news item on the gig …
What to Do Go to an open air cinema. Summer is nearly here and hopefully we’re in for some lovely weather! So why not find your nearest open-air cinema and see what’s on!? One of the biggest producers of outdoor cinema are LunaCinema who have events happening all over the country. Where to Go Hotel…
Blue Badge Style ‘Mix’ Concert is only a few weeks away now so we thought we’d share some information with you about the musicians who will be playing at the concert. The BBS ‘Mix’ Concert is on the April 14 2015, 7.30pm at St George’s Bloomsbury, London. The broadcaster Howard Goodall is supporting the concert and has…
What To See On the 14th of March the V&A will be opening their Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Exhibition. It will be displaying some of his earliest work as well as his incomplete A/W 2010 collection. It might be a good idea to take Mum on Mother’s Day, that’s if you can get tickets in time,…
The 3 BBS Ticks are the gold standard for style and accessibility. Today we’re giving out 3 Ticks for the following… What To See I recently went to see the Oscar nominated film WHIPLASH and it was brilliant, even if you’re not a fan of Jazz or drumming. If J.K. Simmons doesn’t win an Oscar for…
Disabled music fans are back in the news and fortunately this time it’s not because they’ve found themselves unintentionally on the wrong end of an ill-conceived Kanye West rant. This week we’ve seen disabled people putting themselves in the news in order to both criticise and offer a solution to the terrible lack of disabled access…
Painting is hard, but painting without the use of your hands is much harder. However, not being able to use their hands hasn’t stopped a great many talented men and women from becoming professional artists, with the help of the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists organisation. Formed in 1957, the MFPA partnership is the British organisation…