Kate Warwick is a long time friend of Blue Badge Style. She’s been mentioned in the past on BBS as ‘PR Guru Kate’. As part of our series for Deaf Awareness Week we interviewed her about Ménière’s disease. When did you find out you have Ménière’s Disease ? About seven years ago, in early 2006, after I had my…
A young, hearing-impaired boy in America has lived out the ultimate dream of any four year-old by being made into a comic book superhero. Super-hero mega-fan, Anthony Smith was born with Mosaic Trisomy 22 which meant he has no hearing in his right ear and minimal hearing in his left. When he was given a…
Sorry folks the Weds Wrap is a bit late this week due to a visit to the dentist and a charge of £300. Last week I had an appointment at the National Neurological Hospital in Queen Sq. London, and as a treat the Relative Lieutenant took me for lunch with his work colleagues to Ciao Bella…
As part of Deaf Awareness Week Andra Sonea has written an article for Blue Badge Style about what it’s like for someone with a hearing impairment to work as a consultant in the city. She talks about how losing her hearing has affected her life and work and about her outlook on impairment. It’s a great…
I mentioned before in my Weds Wrap that I’m going to be speaking at Digital Shoreditch this month. It turns out that a lot of time needs to be spent preparing for this and honing my speech to perfection. This week I’ve had to write up a brief synopsis of what BBS is all about and what I’m…
I mentioned last week I was going to West Ham to see ManU play with Lieutenant No.1 and on the way we stopped off in Shoreditch for something to eat. We went to Albion which is the ‘caff’ part of the Conran, Boundary hotel. I love this hotel as they have accessible rooms and although…
Blue Badge Style and Accessibility View Project Apps to Help People with Disabilities Have Fun When Traveling Abroad Travelers Today By Karen Fredrickson Updated: Mar 25, 2013 04:55 PM EDT The Accessibility View Project, aims to use Google Maps and Street View to assist disabled people in finding the most accessible routes through…
I and my good friend and PR Guru Kate, met for early drinks at the ME Hotel in Aldwych. I’m researching rooftop bars for a future article so if anyone has any they would recommend let us know. Anyway back to the story – I booked a table in the Radio Bar on the Roof Terrace,…
Being in a wheelchair can mean there are restrictions on the clothes you choose to wear. If you’re wearing a dress, you have to consider how floaty it is – in case it gets stuck in the wheels – if it’s too short or long and whether its too tight and uncomfortable. And that’s just…