Friday 10th October 2014: Fiona jarvis is interviewed by Henrietta Harrison from BBC Radio 4, You & Yours, a daily consumer programme. She is asked why glamorous disability aids are important and whether the government should pay for better designs. Follow this link to hear more http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04krnsy
Just back from a week in Mykonos where we stayed in a very accessible villa unfortunately the rest of the island was less so. We spent most of the time digging the hired BMW out of gravel and searching, unsuccessfully, for restaurants with disabled toilets. All will be revealed in a further article. It was…
Here’s the latest report from the American Lieutenant. This week I attended the opening ceremony of a Mouth and Foot painting exhibition currently showing at Whiteleys shopping centre, Bayswater, from 25th September until 30th October. The event was officially opened by Lindsey Hall, prospective MP for Westminster North, lindsey@lindseyhall.co.uk, and after a short speech from her, the…
This evening, in a swanky London location, people from all corners of the country’s diverse population will be dressed up in their black tie finest and attending The National Diversity Awards. It’s an annual celebration of the inclusiveness that makes our society so great. Charities, role models and community heroes will be honoured at the ceremony showcasing…
You may have seen on our Facebook Page that we met Lord Livingston, Minister of State For Trade & Investment, at Sesame Lifts . They produce those lovely lifts that appear from disappearing stairs. The video below shows a lift for a residential Listed Building in Edinburgh but I digress, the meeting was a surprising…
The Langdale is an award winning, luxury four star hotel and spa in the Lake District. In an isolated setting, on a 35 acre estate, The Langdale offers a choice between exploring the countryside and local town of Ambleside, or staying in and relaxing at the hotel’s spa. The hotel is open and spacious, letting…
Fashion or function? Style or practicality? When it comes to clothes, most less able people have, at some point, found that they’ve had to compromise one for the other in deciding what to wear. Far too often it’s fashion that takes the hit and because of physical limits and health complications, people find themselves sacrificing…
Sesame Access Welcomes Lord Livingston by Sesame in News Sesame Access were delighted to welcome Lord Ian Livingston, the Minister of State for Trade & Investment to their Surrey workshop on 28th August 2014. Lord Livingston, a conservative member of the House of Lords, also leads on Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) relations with British Businesses. Steven Lyons, Sesame’s Managing…
We were rather surprised last week to see Countdown presenter, Rachel Riley, in a gleaming gold mobility scooter. We assumed that Channel 4’s premier mathematician hadn’t suddenly decided that she had a need for a mobility aid (her high heels were something of a giveaway) but was merely posing for some kind of promotion. What…