Intelligent AI to enhance health product accessibility for people who are blind or partially sighted
Technology giant Microsoft and Haleon, a multinational healthcare company, are working together to make health products more accessible for people with vision impairments via AI…
Let’s Get It Clear: Managing progressive disorders
Figure 2. The Aergo PS seating system Many people need assistive products to help overcome physical, mental, or ‘behavioural’ impairments. For many people these impairments…
Breakthrough invention uses bite force to operate devices with precision
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created an affordable and compact mouthguard that enables disabled people to control devices like computers, smartphones,…
Hospital charity funds £17k worth of state-of-the-art feeding equipment for MND patients
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has funded £17,000 worth of cutting-edge assistive technologies to give local residents with motor neurone disease (MND) greater independence, confidence, and…
Video: Physiotherapist invents a sit-to-stand rehab tool that offers an “extra pair of hands” for therapists
A chartered physiotherapist has worked with a rehabilitation solution manufacturer to invent a sit-to-stand rehabilitation tool that is designed to keep the user’s feet grounded…
“Ground-breaking” video technology that helps the deaf community wins award
Connect Assist, a contact centre based in Nantgarw in South Wales, is celebrating a win at the annual Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2022 for its…
Case study: How one assistive device is transforming learning for a teenage boy
An interesting assistive learning device is helping a teenager with dyspraxia to learn more independently, excel in school, and read much easier. Aidan Lane, who…
RCOT writes to Schools Minister calling for every UK school to have an OT
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has written to Kelly Tolhurst MP, Minister for Schools and Childhood, Department for Education (DfE) stating that equipment…
Free webinar will explore what equipment can be used to facilitate toileting for bariatric clients
Next week, accessible toilet specialist Closomat is hosting a free webinar for occupational therapists (OTs) that focuses on bariatric clients and wash and dry toilets.…
Case study: Tracey regains independence in the kitchen with accessible installation
Tracey Doolan from Cardiff is enjoying newfound independence at home following the installation of a new kitchen, which features four cabinets that are fitted with…