The 1st of March was International Wheelchair Day and to celebrate we put together a bar crawl around the City of London. Somewhere where access can be difficult due to the number of old/ listed buildings and cobbled streets. We unleashed the readers and the people who work for us on London! And what fun we…
The wheelchairs are coming out in force for as we go London crawling – will the city’s bars know what’s hit them? To celebrate International Wheelchair Day, on the 3rd of March, we’re going to be checking out some of the City’s coolest bars that say they’re accessible and we want to invite you all…
The Government has just put out a press release and report on the effectiveness of the ‘Access to Work Scheme’ – more or less it says it’s not working due to lack of funds and the lack of promotion (one of their better kept secrets). On Friday FJ was interviewed on it’s effectiveness and how…
’tis the season to be jolly but DisabledGO’s recent report on accessibility made for rather depressing reading – less than a third of departments have accessible changing rooms, two thirds of retail staff have no training in how to help disabled customers and 40% of restaurants have no accessible toilet. In response to all the gloom…
It really is true that seemingly simple adjustments can actually be life changing. The other day I had a new door installed and it’s completely changed my ability to independently get in and out of my flat. Previously I had a standard door and a step inside, now have a perfect automatic door and a…
Disabled access in Britain’s streets, buildings and attractions (or the lack thereof) has made a real stir in the news this week, spearheaded by a recent BBC London Inside Out documentary. The investigation, using undercover researchers, revealed a “depressing” failure to accommodate disabled people on London’s high streets. This concerning news comes at a time when…
On the 16th of October, in Madrid, Blue Badge Style won the Special Category Prize on urban environment at The Social Innovation Tournament. The tournament sponsors entrepreneurs whose primary purpose is to generate a social, ethical or environmental impact across Europe and we’re honoured to have picked up the prestigious award. It was a remarkable point in…
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…
To say that House of Commons Committee Room 9 was unprepared for the arrival, en mass, of around ten to fifteen wheelchair users would be an egregious understatement. In fact, it would probably be fair to say that the accessibility of the room which hosted yesterday’s parliamentary event on accessing the high streets was almost…