Lots of people have an incredible insight into independent living. 

The solutions, fixes and work-arounds that get created on a daily basis are incredible.  bespoken lets you share these nuggets of genius. 

bespoken has a number of sections to it including:

Forums – a structured suite of forums so people can share ideas, post challenges and find solutions

People – inspirational stories on how people live, thrive and survive, a host of guest bloggers and issues that affect people’s lives on a regular basis.

Products – featuring new innovations, promotions by independent living companies and user reviews to keep you informed.

Fresh Thinking – collaborations with researchers, universities and companies to innovate new solutions and improve existing products.

Join us, share your insights and help make a real change!

We did it!  The Naidex event an incredible experience for bespoken.  Everyone we talked to was supportive and enthusiastic about the site – so now we need to turn that enthusiasm into membership!

A massive thank you goes out to Chris, Jon, Maggie, Lynne, Anne and Jim for reviewing the exhibition for us and filming their favourite bits.  You can see their footage by following the link below.

Naidex 2012

People's Stories

Incredible, thought provoking and inspiring stories from ordinary people living extraordinary lives.  

Olivia's story, and her activities, are truly inspirational!

The Blog 

We are bringing together a selection of guest bloggers to write about a whole range of topics and issues that link to independent living.  Follow this link to check it out.  If you or someone you know would like to write for bespoken please drop us a line.  We are always interested in new talent.

Be-Spoken!

Campaigns on issues that matter to you!  We've gone international with our latest campaign.  Take a look and tell us if you have other issues you'd like us to campain on.

Featured Innovations

Products or ideas that we think more people should know about.  Our current featured innovation is 'Crafted Elegance'.

Reviews

We are at the start of this section  We want to build a database of products that you recommend.  Add your product reviews here.  You can also check out our Pinterest page for ideas.

Promotions

We're talking to a number of companies to bring excluisive promotions to bespoken members.  Watch this space for further details...

Here at bespoken we know you are the experts in independent living.  Thats why we work with developers, manufacturers and universities to get people at the heart of development. 

Handihelp is a site created by Rich Fabend and it features a host of great ideas. We will bring a new idea to you every week.

Click here to see the ideas that came out of the design challenge we issued.

Follow this link to see the work we are doing with design students at Brunel University.