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…
Disability History Month is an informative and entertaining, four week long series of events to learn about, discuss and debate disability in the UK and it starts today! The overall idea of the month is for disabled people to celebrate their heritage, understand the struggle that has taken place towards equal rights and accessibility and to create…
It’s easy to tell, from the unrelenting advertising, that the Christmas season is now officially upon us. As easy as it would be to whine about ‘Christmas starting earlier every year’ we actually think that it’s quite a good thing to be reminded about it so early on. This way you can get all your…
We want to know what people with disabilities & their friends & families think regarding access improvements to Restaurants, Bars & Coffee Shops since the Olympics in 2012……Help make a change!! Vote Here
For a week now we’ve been metaphorically piling up the things that people we know find frustrating about less able life, to toss onto our BBS Bonfire on Tuesday. So far we’ve by and large been trying to have a little bit of fun – although the issues are important to us it’s been more…
We’re really sorry but we’ve had to temporarily suspend our activity on our website. We’re under cyber attack at the moment, which is not nearly as dramatic as it sounds. It just means we’ve had to suspend our activity so we’re unlikely to be able to post anything new for a couple of days. But…
You may or may not know London Cocktail Week started on Monday. Unfortunately, much as I’d like to, I haven’t been able to drop everything and spend the last few days in a Martini-fueled haze, wheeling around the city and enjoying the festivities. Instead, for much of the first few days of LCW, I’ve been holed…
Disabled toilets seem to be a great source of comedy for those who have the bravery and talent to get it right. Fortunately Larry David is pretty much a genius so this running joke in Curb Your Enthusiasm is hilarious. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgedBRXw7fY But what do you think about the portrayal of the guy in the wheelchair…
Check out this video from series 2 of The IT Crowd. We think it’s pretty funny but it also made us wonder – when do you cross the line with this sort of thing? In this instance we think it’s OK – the joke’s on him and anyone who’s seen this episode will know that…