Ways You Can Support an Elderly Parent or Someone Who is Disabled Elderly living can often be a tough thing to deal with. Although the world is adapting and becoming more facilitating for elderly people as our population ages, there is no denying it has the potential to be a very hard life as you…
Physical and Mental Disabilities: Signs that a Senior Should No Longer be Living Alone The number of physical and mental disabilities that can potentially rob a senior of their ability to live alone is indefinite. It is indefinite because the assertion is generally not made on the basis of a diagnosis alone. The cause itself…
In case you haven’t heard, King Charles’ Coronation is set to take place on Saturday, May 6th, followed by a national bank holiday on Monday, May 8th. Yippee! Whether you’re royalist, republican or just don’t care you’ll love these tipples to enjoy over the bank holiday. To coincide with the historical event, the drink experts…
Our Leader Fiona Jarvis gave a good account of the need for hospitality venues to improve accessibility for disabled people…..’unfortunately it will only become urgent when a hotel owner or manager becomes disabled’… Hear more in this video from The Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Show – London March 2023.
Having problems with carers and yes it is due to BREXIT, has made me hope for the time when robots can do their job, see our previous post on the subject. They may not have the human touch but they preserve your dignity, they’re always there when you need them and no job is too…
Or a person or organisation that has thoughtful, design led or stylish approaches to accessibility? If yes then why not nominate for a Blue Badge Access Award or enter the Design Competition that has a prize fund of £20k and is rewarding innovations for ‘disabled guests’. Last year the ramp at St Pauls and Centaur…
The Blue Badge Access Awards (BBAAs), celebrates exceptional venues, people and organisations that have a thoughtful, innovative, design-led approach to accessibility. The BBAAs are back for 2023/24 and we want to reward those that have gone above and beyond in their mission to achieve Access for All. A global initiative rewarding venues, people and organisations…
Our Blue Badge Access Awards (BBAAs) are happening again in October 2023 and one of the coveted Awards – NOT! – is Ludicrous Loo. They are toilets that could be accessible but are not due to ludicrous use of storage, bad design or missing equipement such as a grab rail. We are also highlighting the…
Adventure Addict Is Defying All Odds in Epic World Marathon Challenge Avid Disabled Adventurer takes on his biggest challenge yet – to complete multiple marathons across the world. Disabled Adventurer and Motivational Speaker, Darren Edwards, is set to redefine the limitations of disability by becoming the first ever wheelchair user to attempt the 777 World…