‘OMG the room’s rotating!’

Awesome days seem to come thick and fast in the capital sometimes. I don’t know why, but there seems so muh to do here: it’s as if London is it’s self contained world; a throbbing, pulsing organ of a city ejaculating human creativity. Lyn and I were invited to the BT Tower today for a launch event concerning technology for disabled people. A few weeks ago I received an email from some people I met at a disability event last year: they remembered was interested in film, and wondered if I’d like to get involved in a film they were making. Initially they wondere if I’d just like to shadow the crew, but then they sent me some o the preliminary artwork. It turned out they were interested in alternative ways of accessing technology.. One image showed a person typing with their nose. Of course, I told them that is how Lyn uses her Ipad, which got them quite interested, and they then invited us both to be in the film.

That’s how we found ourselves at the BT Tower this afternoon, attending the Technology4all award launch. To be honest filming was straightforward – they just wanted us to say a couple of sentences to camera. We weren’t there for that long, but I must say I was captivated by the view: we could see for miles. The best part was when I suddenly realised the room was spinning! It’s been quite a day: one of films, speeches, and spinning rooms. Where will London take me next?

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