The day before DRINK was at No. 10 and last night Blue Badge Style attended a brilliant event on #Assistive Technology hosted at The Speaker’s House (he was out for the night)! Organised by Shaw Trust/Disabled Living Foundation. Great ideas on how assistive devices help everyone at one time or another – none are immune to disability even if…
Today we met Baroness Celia Thomas & filmed her at The House of Lords using her DRINK glass holder on her scooter. Proving is usefulness for any mobility equipment. Endorsement enough but this was then followed by an invitation to No. 10 Downing St. to review their accessibility and use their new Sesame Lift, ramps were…
If you’ve been reading our blog you’ll know we received some funding from the Design Council to produce our idea of a stylish glass holder for wheelchairs/walkers/scooters/baby buggies! It’s known as DRINK – The Chanel of Glass Holders and now we need your input on what you think of it. We’ve devised a very short survey…
Update May 16 2017: Things are moving on with the Glass Holder and following some inspiring chats with fellow contestants at Spark (over a glass of wine), the product has morphed into a monster – The BBS Butler System. This is a series of accessories for wheelchair, rollator, scooter users as well as anyone with…
I and The American Lieutenant went to Naidex again this year where I spoke about the importance of a sense of style for people with disabilities. Here is a snippet of what I said and you can read the slides here…….. As well as speaking we also had a look to see if there…
The ‘D’ List features new things in the world of disability and here’s our latest round up. 1st The WHEEL PAD a new concept in accessible homes. It’s a temporary home that accommodates a family member that needs extra support due to a sudden disability. It’s a temporary bedroom and bathroom that can be attached to…
This ‘D’ List -all new things in the world of disability – has been prompted by a reader review of a car transfer system for the less mobile and a mail we received at BBS Towers asking for more up-to-date information on current wheelchairs and mobility devices that you can buy now. A number of…
At last designers are realising disability issues are mainstream and the ‘New Green’ i.e. the right thing to do. Here are some new designs that we think are really exceptional: 1st A project from designers Preistman Goode (we featured them before with the portable aircraft disability seat), The Scooter for Life produced as a concept to…
This week the ‘D’ List – New Things in the World of Disability – reports on CES , the global consumer electronics and technology tradeshow that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2017 there were a number of devices spotlighted in the disability space. Here are a few of them: 1st Aipoly is a…