My Gimpy Life is a hit online comedy series about less able people, by less able people and for less able people (although able bodied people will equally enjoy it). It’s been going for a while but we’ve only just come across it and want to share it because we really like its message and…
Today is World Book Day – that wonderful annual celebration of those odd papery things with words in them, that they used to have before TV, the internet, Kindle and the rest. To mark this special occasion, since we’re unable to hand out one pound book tokens willy nilly, Fiona and I thought we’d curate a…
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…
Blue Monday may have come and gone but many of us are feeling its after effects. If you’ve been spending your January looking out the window, at the cold and rain, dreaming of a better place, then it’s probably time to start planning your holidays for the year and bring some positivity back. Now, having…
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…
It’s hard to be hugely positive about the year ahead, or indeed about anything, in these gloomy days of January but we wanted to tell everyone to keep their chins up because 2014 looks set to be a really exciting year! There are so many massive events going on this year: some we see every…
This is the time of year when everyone looks back to see what they’ve achieved/or not and decides what they want from the coming year. We at BBS are no different but we will only look at the ‘positives’! Press: The Mail on Sunday highlighted what we already know i.e. Luxury Hotels aren’t always the bastions…
We really like this stylish range of unique Christmas baubles, each designed by a different celebrity, so we thought we’d share them here! They’re on display this Christmas in The Shard and they’re being auctioned for children’s charity, Kids Company. The project has been curated by British fashion designer Matthew Williamson and includes baubles from…