Having stunned the world, and Hitler, by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens returned to America and found himself locked out due to the colour of his skin. Part of the racial discrimination he was on the receiving end of meant that, even when he attended events that were being…
In the lead up to the 2016 Paralympics we’re re-visiting the inspirational and moving stories we published about the 2012 athletes. ‘Inspirational’ is over-used and frequently a cliché for anyone with a disability but these stories are that and more – they sent shivers of pride throughout the BBS team!! Last week we heard from David…
In the lead up to the 2016 Paralympics we’re re-visiting the inspirational and moving stories we published about the 2012 athletes. ‘Inspirational’ is over-used and frequently a cliché for anyone with a disability but these stories are that and more – they sent shivers of pride throughout the BBS team!! Last week we heard from Para-Dressage…
Update Aug 2016: BBS Director Paul Mounsey presents a cheque for £750 to Robert Carter at The Royal Academy of Music. The proceeds of BBS MIX 2016 concert will again be awarded as a bursary to Soprano, Fiona Joice who suffers from dyslexia and dyscalculia. The recipient of last year’s bursary, Fiona Joice, Soprano, said “I was…
In the lead up to the 2016 Paralympics we’re re-visiting the inspirational and moving stories we published about the 2012 athletes. ‘Inspirational’ is over-used and frequently a cliché for anyone with a disability but these stories are that and more – they sent shivers of pride throughout the BBS team!! Last week we heard from…
We can’t believe it’s the 2016 Paralympics already and we make no apology for re-visiting the inspirational and moving stories we published about the 2012 athletes. ‘Inspirational’ is over-used and frequently a cliché for anyone with a disability but these stories are that and more – they sent shivers of pride throughout the BBS team!!…
July 25th 2016: We tell Big Hospitality what makes a bad disabled loo and how to fix it….. This link reveals all
We were asked by the Morning Advertiser to write an article on how Pubs can become more disability friendly here’s what we wrote on 14th July 2016, see full article in print here…………….Let’s hope they take note!! The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and The Equality Act 2010 are coming into force as the…
It’s been a while but we’re back with 3 new things from the world of disability. Sometimes you feel that things are just not progressing fast enough but here we try and show new developments and stylish, modern gadgets that are either available now or in the pipeline. You can see previous ‘D’ List reviews,…