Wellington Square Shopping Centre, The first fully inclusive shopping centre in the North of England
19 Nov 2023
Sarah joined Gary Philipson from BBC radio Tee's to discuss the new Wellington Square RoomMate®
Sight Village Roadshow comes to Sandy Park, home of Exeter Chiefs
18 Apr 2018
The Queen Alexandra College organises exhibitions that showcase technology and currently run both the Sight Village & Autism Central. We travelled up to Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs to spread the news about RoomMate, meet some new and some familiar faces and see what else is going on in the tech world.
Is the Equalities Act bad for your business?
02 Apr 2018
Believe it or not I think it starts when we’re kids. Remember when your parents asked/told/ordered (delete where appropriate) you to do something that you weren’t really a fan of, or couldn’t see the point of? It got done, eventually, but probably not very well, or quickly and only because of the threat of some sanction or restriction of liberty by the our parents. So fast forward to the here and now and not much will have changed for many of us.
On the hunt for truly accessible toilets…
07 Dec 2017
This is a guest post by Vicky & Dave at VIDA Training. VIDA Training provides professional bespoke training and consultancy services across London and the South East, specialising in Vision Impairment and Disability Awareness, Communication and Team Building.
A matter of Life and Debt
20 Oct 2017
Starting up a business can be a nerve wracking process, not least when you realise that many 'great ideas' never leave the ideas stage due to, what I believe is the biggest single obstacle to starting a business, lack of funds. Thanks to a loan from The South West Investment Group we were able to get RoomMate to market.
Is this the first civil action of its kind?
30 Aug 2017
The National Federation of the Blind and Two Blind Individuals File Lawsuit Against SSA for Lack of Accessible Kiosks in San Diego, California
Pitch @ Palace - Newsletter Special
20 Oct 2016
We thought we'd make this next newsletter a bit special so we've concentrated on our recent experience with the Pitch @ Palace team.
Melissa Reid, Team GB Paratriathlete and competitor in the Rio games talks about the RoomMate
18 Aug 2016
Melissa has been our patron since the very beginning so we thought we'd wish her and her team mates well for their upcoming endeavours in the Rio Olympics. In this post, Helen, Steve and Melissa talk to Kim Conchie of The Cornwall Chamber, about RoomMate and how it can and will change lives. This is an excerpt from the original, full length interview which you can find on our 'News' page right at the beginning.
MARITIME MUSEUM INSTALLS REVOLUTIONARY NEW DEVICE FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
01 Jun 2016
National Maritime Museum Cornwall has become the first Museum in the world to install a revolutionary new device helping visually impaired people navigate safely around disabled access toilets.
What's all the fuss?
20 May 2016
You’ve probably heard of this new type of currency, the Purple Pound, but do you know what it’s all about? Today I will endeavour to shed some light on this mysterious new phenomena and explain why our society needs to sit up and realise that there’s a new kid in town..