At a recent pitch to directors from Compass Uk the BBS product PADs (Pictorial Access Descriptions) got a unanimous vote of YES in The Idea Works Competition. All four saw the need for every venue to provide online information regarding ‘accessibility’. See founder of BBS, Fiona Jarvis ,’Pitch’ here: PADs provide access information as a…
I’ve just bought the most stylish pair of easy wear trousers from the High Street……….Crepe Track Pants from Whistles no less, an elasticated waist is de rigeur. Thank goodness they’re still in fashion along with big shirts, leggings and ‘sweats’. All good if getting dressed is a nightmare. Easy to wear clothes that are fashionable…
Having had an early summer holiday and the fact the tan is wearing off I felt in need of a small makeover. So I started to look for easy and ‘accessible’ (in terms of mobility and expense) treatments. Here are the ones I found: It seems logical that if you exercise your face muscles just…
Just back from Spain, Cala de Mijas – located on the coast between Marbella and Malaga. We stayed in a Miami style villa which had nearly everything you’d need for an accessible and stylish holiday. Read on and I’ll tell you a tale of Alice in Wonderland, Cross Dressing & Andalusian experiments with liquid nitrogen……….…
We’re in the disability press. Mik Scarlet, broadcaster, journalist, actor and musician, (a ‘cool guy’ in his own right), interviews our Founder for Disability Now and says we’re ‘cool’………….. View the full image Blue Badge Style website Blue Badge Style: disability cool By Mik Scarlet – 21 min 39 sec ago Disabled people have always been interested in style, fashion and having a…
Podcasts are a great way to keep up with and be entertained by a myriad of different topics. We’ve found that, although there aren’t too many podcasts that discuss disability issues, there are some truly exceptional ones out there. They’re really helpful for keeping in touch with the disability Zeitgeist with the best of them being…
In what is already a really big win for our company, Blue Badge Style will be sending a team to Madrid this October to compete in the European Social Innovation Tournament. We’re extremely proud to have been nominated for this prestigious European-wide award for entrepreneurial endeavours which aim to make our society a better and…
In case you hadn’t heard by now the spending power of people with disabilities is really rather sizeable. There are about 11 million disabled people in the UK and it is generally estimated that they spend around £80 billion pounds per year. Maybe less, probably more. If businesses design stylish mobility products, they will benefit.…
Last week I visited the Electric Diner in Notting Hill, Portobello Road and it was certainly electrifying. The food (a burger) was fine and the ambience was set off by the beautiful people who go there to be cool but don’t quite make the mark. The most exciting thing of all was the ramp to…