Fabulous disabled friendly interiors
Reblogged from The Inclusive Home... Vaila from The Inclusive Home and I launched a hashtag last Autumn, across Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest called #inclusivechic The aim being to start conversations around inclusive and accessible design and disability adaptations, to try to break the perception that being inclusive is a compromise on style. That accessible = institutional. [...]
Travelling around America is usually good from an accessibility perspective due to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and this is true of the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral Florida. The centre itself is really only accessible by car as it's located in the middle of nowhere. On arrival at the parking booth ($10 [...]
And before we realised it, it's THAT time of year again. The questions come from text, social media and phone calls 'What do you want for Christmas?' From our point of view I think Mr Wheel Chic Home would like a new set of legs please. And a brain clear of Multiple Sclerosis. But as [...]
*Sponsored Post in collaboration with VictoriaPlum.com* As you know my blog and recent Instagram photo challenge #inclusivechic is all about trying to find that great balance between things that are safe for Mr Wheel Chic Home but also appeal to my interiors sensibilities. I've been amazed by the creativity out there from individuals on the [...]
Last month, Vaila from The Inclusive Home and I started a new Hashtag across Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest called #inclusivechic We set up the hashtag to start conversations around inclusive, accessible or disabled design that we love. This could be things we've seen in our own homes, or great architecture or design we've seen that [...]
I’m so pleased to announce that I’m joining forces with Vaila from @theinclusivehome to start a new weekly Instagram hashtag challenge -#inclusivechic Recent posts from the interiors community on Instagram where the post has used a ‘disabled’ hashtag have complained of lower reach in their posts and we don’t think this is right. We want to get [...]
Those of you who follow me on Instagram (if you don’t, why not?!) might have seen my stories about our recent decorating exploits and I had a lot of lovely comments from some of you regarding the humour in them. And it got me thinking… How do you decorate with a disability? I thought I’d [...]
I'm approaching my second anniversary on the blog and whilst I've had a couple of quiet months this year due some real life events taking over, I'm trying to get back on the wagon and continue my blogging journey. My blog is growing, albeit slowly but thanks to you I have an engaged audience and [...]
Recently Mr Wheel Chic Home and I went to Naidex, which is an industry show for disability and inclusivity. The show has exhibitors ranging from wheelchairs to exercise equipment, to gadgets to help around the house and bathroom displays. I was particularly struck by the bathroom room sets, there were some fantastic options on display [...]
As regular readers to the blog will know, Mr Wheel Chic Home has Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. This is the form of MS that starts and just gets worse, with gradual changes over the years. We started to think about adjustments after his diagnosis, but he was still walking without an aid at that time [...]