Have you had enough of daft disabled facilities, ludicrous less able loos and ridiculous ramps like this? Then maybe you should join our Research Panel! We are going to get opinions on everything from access in shops to disabled toilets to transport to sport to disabled equipment…. that is anything and everything that matters to you. We…
When I first started working for Blue Badge Style last year I had never had to think about whether a venue was disabled accessible because fortunately for me long-term physical disabilities have never been part of my life. After about a month of reviewing restaurants and bars and getting to know the type of obstacles…
Since launching the Wheeled in Chelsea Competition we’ve had some great entries from as far a field as Virginia, USA. We need more and the best will be published . They don’t have to be long just interesting, funny, informative or highlighting something that’s inequitable. They can even be photos or videos telling a story.…
Sorry, but not much happened last week after the Wheeled in Chelsea event. I nursed a hangover for many days this week as Lucy and I had carried on at Beaufort House, after the rest of the team had gone home, drinking Mojitos and waiting for our taxi. See the pic below for a sense…
This August, Blue Badge Style is giving out loads of awesome prizes in our Wheeled In Chelsea Competition. Last week, the whole BBS team went on a trip to a collection of restaurants and bars made famous on Made In Chelsea. We called the bar crawl (which is what it ostensibly was – although a…
In the next few weeks we’re setting up an interest panel to provide feedback to major retailers and transport companies about how to best serve the less able community. We need people, who are opinionated and passionate about making experiences better for less able people, to get involved and join the panel. Whether it be…
This video of Dergin Tokmak dancing with his crutches is absolutely sensational. He’s an amazingly talented dancer and a shining example for anyone who is interested in dance, less able or otherwise. Tokmak was diagnosed with Polio when he was just one year old and has been paralyzed from the waist down ever since. But…
Yesterday we profiled how it has become easier for less able people to drive a car. Today we’re going to go one step further and tell you about Aerobility – the charity dedicated to teaching disabled people how to fly a plane. If space is the final frontier, then the skies are surely the penultimate…
This is a NHS leaflet on ‘Communication tactics’ for people who have a hearing loss or are speaking to somebody with a hearing loss. We thought we’d include it here because it’s very helpful for anyone who’s ever been in this position. We’ve included the original image of the pamphlet and the text-only version below.…