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The BBAA Founders left to Right – ( Josh Llewellyn Jones Interviewer ) Robin Sheppard , Chairman Bespoke Hotels , Neil Heslop , CEO Leonard Cheshire , and Fiona Jarvis of Blue Badge Style
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Baroness Celia Thomas , Supporters of the Awards non-disabled guests and by encouraging designs that create places of beauty and practicality for everyone to enjoy . We want disabled guests to be treated as VIPs and not have to endure the indignities of entering an establishment via the garbage area or using a disabled toilet down the street from the restaurant .
Nominations are open for 2023 / 24 and are welcome from members of the public for accessible places they have encountered , from design professionals and from venue managers and owners who have achieved high accessibility standards and introduced innovations .
Categories include Best Hotel , Best Bar , Above & Beyond , Best Access in a Historic Building , etc . The full list is on the website including the £ 20k prize competition categories of Best Guest Innovation and Best Conceptual Design .
It should be remembered that nowhere is 100 % accessible to everyone so you do not need to be perfect .
Send your nomination to info @ bluebadgeaccessawards . com
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