Government announces multi-million-pound funding for medtech sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt | Credit: Wikimedia Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has unveiled £650 million to “fire up” the UK’s…
Free open-source AAC app receives AI for Accessibility grant from Microsoft
Cboard, an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) web app, recently received funding from Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility grant to expand some of its features that…
Housing technology of the future unveiled as part of healthy ageing project
Following a tenant sneak peek in March, Bield Housing and Care has officially opened the Bield Tech Hub in Linlithgow, West Lothian, having secured £75,000…
House of Lords will examine use of assistive tech for SEN students tomorrow at 4pm
Tomorrow (Thursday 25 May) at 4pm, members of the House of Lords will examine the use of assistive technology to support those with special educational…
Apple will introduce software features for cognitive, speech, and vision accessibility later this year
Being able to type to speak during calls and conversations for people who cannot speak and using a feature to identify text on physical objects…
New paediatric moving and handling range aims to be cost effective and durable
Smirthwaite, a manufacturer of bespoke specialist needs equipment, has launched a new selection of paediatric moving and handling products that are designed to make transfers…
Microsoft leverages power of AI to improve accessibility for disabled people
To coincide with the 12th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Microsoft has launched a number of new programmes and technologies to accelerate knowledge and…
Medtech helps Medway NHS Foundation Trust save at least £160k
Hospital beds are being freed up and tens of thousands of pounds saved at Medway NHS Foundation Trust in a virtual wards strategy made possible…
Porsche helps upgrade trekking wheelchair for inclusive hiking in Switzerland
Sports car manufacturer Porsche and self-help organisation Procap are ensuring universal access to hiking in Switzerland by upgrading an all-terrain wheelchair called Protrek. Intended for…
1,000 free in-home care companions are up for grabs to ease pressure off carers
Sentai, an in-home care companion that supports older people and those who care for them, is offering 1,000 free devices to support unpaid carers and…