Fiona Jarvis talks to journalist Melanie Wright of The Observer on using her pension to fund her business Blue Badge Style……. Pensioners are taking the money then minding their own business
Hub Dot is a global women’s network where you can tell your story, ask for something or just network. Here we describe what and why BBS exists…….
Following the success at the EIB Institute, Social Innovation Tournament in 2014 we spent some of the winnings on updating our Mobile App. We made it more interactive and updated the look and feel. Unfortunately it’s only available on iPhone and iPAD at the moment and is free to download from iTunes here. Although we…
Update Sept 2015: We finally got to see the rooms with walk in showers and hoists and they are very accessible. In particular we were impressed with the 2 rooms with hoists. The hoist track goes from the bed to the bath/shower, to the toilet and wash basin. We’ve not seen a better example of…
5 Things You Can Learn from This Disabled Man’s Essay on Style Style is crucial to wheelchair-bound writer Alex Taylor. Here’s why it should be to you, too. BY ANDREW D. LUECKE Alex Taylor’s recent essay in The Telegraph details his battle to stay stylish while living in a wheelchair. Though he mentions a number…
Five minutes with… Fiona Jarvis, Blue Badge Style Posted by: Luke Garner 11 September,2015 Posted in featured, Success Each week we catch up with a different entrepreneur to discover what makes them tick, their top tips and more. This week we spend five minutes with Fiona Jarvis, founder of Blue Badge Style. Hi Fiona. Can…
There’s never been a better time to take up Wheelchair Dancing. Whether people are taking part competitively or just for recreation Wheelchair Dancing is becoming incredibly popular. It’s fun, it’s a good way to socialise and meet new people and it helps keep you fit too. There are a couple of national organisations that have…
Last year we produced some travel tips for the ‘less able’. This year they’re still valid and I’d like to add one more……Wherever you’re going to stay make sure the access is completely paved. Last year we went to Mykonos.It was a great trip apart from our arrival. Where we stayed was a little out…
As this is holiday season I thought we should research carry bags for wheelchairs. Now I have my lovely leather BackBackPack (designed by Brunel in our ‘Style my Chair Competition’, contact us to buy one), I hoped we’d be able to get a similar case for my chair ??. Unfortunately none are in leather as they’re all made…