Here’s a summary of what we have posted on Facebook this week, just in case you missed it or you don’t have Facebook! Monday 25th May We started the week this week with an interesting video in which the world was one made for people who have varying disabilities. This means that the able-bodied people…
This weeks What If Friday is all about the cool factor. What if Steve McQueen was an amputee, would he still be as cool? Would he have been considered cooler due to the fact that he was an amputee? Aside from McQueen being considered ‘The King of Cool’ and his love for motorbikes, he was…
This article is from a guest writer, Dane O’Leary who writes for Modernize.com. Since disabilities can occur to anyone at any time, it’s important to be aware of how the decor and design of a home can be optimized for those who are disabled in some way. In fact, many cities are requiring all new…
This week’s What If Friday is all about beauty! Audrey Hepburn, a rare beauty would she have been less beautiful if she had prosthetic limbs? If she were to have lost half of her legs half way through her career would she have continued to work? If someone is missing a limb does it make…
What To Know. Disability News Service has that the new Government has seen a huge decrease in the number of disabled MPs compared to the last. Apparently this years elections have left only two politicians – Paul Maynard and Robert Halfon – as the only ones “who would self-describe as disabled people.” But don’t fear Labour’s…
What If Friday continues this week with the man who got us through the Second World War. Here is Winston Churchill but not as you know him! Often thought of as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, would that have been any different if he were in a wheelchair? …
In the coming weeks we are going to be posting images of the famous people, past and present but they won’t be as you remember them… What if…? Marylin Monroe was in wheelchair, would she still be as iconic as she is today? Would she have been seen as any less attractive? What if the…
Having looked at the major party manifestos there doesn’t seem much between them with regard to helping people with disabilities. The Conservatives & Labour want to try and get us back to work but none mention the elusive ‘Access to Work’ scheme, which if administered correctly would be of greatest help. Conservatives: “Last year alone,…
At the end of 2014 we asked Brunel University’s Product Design students to produce some stylish wheelchair accessories in our ‘Style My Chair’ competition. There were some brilliant designs and you can see them all here. The three winners included Expression Wheels, The BackBackPack and the Honeycomb cup holder. We hope to see the prototypes produced…