Tactus Wins Best Disability Innovation at the 2025/2026 Blue Badge Access Awards London, May 2026 — Tactus, the Cambridge-based music-tech startup developing wearable haptic technology for Deaf and hard of hearing audiences, has been named the winner of the Best Disability Guest Innovation category at the 2025/2026 Blue Badge Access Awards — one of the…
Back in October a young designer asked which is the one object I’d want to be redesigned as a daily living aid – my response was the shower chair. They are utilitarian and all the same. The Local Authority supplied look like this, But how things have changed as here are some great examples…
Back in October i was asked by a young designer which is the one object I’d want to be redesigned as a daily living aid – my response was the shower chair. They are utilitarian and all the same. The Local Authority supplied look like this, But how things have changed as here are…
Every few weeks we write about new things in the disability world – The ‘D’ List. This time we’re looking at transport & mobility: 1ST Supersmith 3Scooter A new form of 3 wheeled scooter. The 3Scooter is coming in Spring 2026 it uses a patented technology that ‘works to keep you balanced and to reduce…
Update 2025: Not much has changed since this was first written in 2018. However there is a new resource creating stylish accessible homes – Blue Badge Style Interior Design Service, Tailored Rooms Blue Label. we take a holistic approach to the home. This includes all areas, outside and inside, as well as those extras that make…
First published in 2022 these gifts can give you ideas for that disabled person in your life in 2024…………. When it comes to luxury presents at Xmas, guess what, disabled people are no different than anyone else (don’t know why this should be a surprise?). We too want – perfume, candles, CK briefs, cashmere scarves,…
How to Design an Accessibility Friendly Website Creating an accessible website benefits everyone that visits your site, including people with disabilities. An accessible site follows best practices and standards that make content easy to perceive, understand, navigate and interact with for the widest range of users. This includes creating banner ad designs that are readable,…
Update August 2024: Two new walkers or rollators, have been brought to our attention………… From Indesmed there are 4 wheeled and two wheeled aluminium walkers that are very light and foldable. Reasonably priced and soon to be available in our online Additi+on store Secondly a neew ergonomic rehabilitation walker that you pull and stay upright…
The Undeniable Benefits of Reading Glasses Also a Statement of Personal Style In a world where screens flicker with information and small print seems to shrink further each day, the value of clear vision cannot be overstated. For many, the solution lies in a humble yet transformative tool: reading glasses. Beyond their obvious role in…