Tom Yendell

Tom Yendell is a mouth and foot painting artist and a Board Member of the International Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (AMFPA).

He has over 30 years experience of working with people with disabilities and in 1988 was named Man of the Year for his work with the less-abled. He has experience in running charitable organisations, particularly his work in Ghana with the charity 'TEABAG', for whom he has been a tireless worker and the driving force behind several of their projects.

Tom has organized numerous events for the less-abled and is well aware of their requirements for overnight stays. Staying away from home can be a stressful experience for the severely disabled as the specialist facilities they require are either not available or often of a poor and variable quality.

Indeed research has shown that many severely disabled persons never go on holiday because of the fear of being unable to cope. Tom recently built a new home and wanted to ensure it fully accommodated his frequent wheelchair visitors. This got him thinking about how to design 'state of the art' self-contained accommodation for wheelchair users. From these design musings Tom gradually evolved the concept that is Flat Spaces.