Video: Free AAC software recognises blinking as a switch input
Ace Centre, a UK charity focusing on assistive technologies for people with communication difficulties, has launched a new and free-to-use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)…
VIDEO: Google invites users to test new app that helps people with atypical speech communicate easily
Google has launched a new Android app called Project Relate, which is designed to enable people with speech impairments communicate more easily and helps them…
Innovative wireless braille keyboard helps people with vision impairments use phones and tablets
Bridging the learning curve in making assistive technology easier for blind and partially sighted people, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched…
Innovation backed by clinical study offers a new approach to preventing pressure ulcers on the heel
Medical equipment supplier Sumed International has launched Sumed Yathan Second Skin Heel Sleeve, which offers a new approach to preventing pressure ulcers on the heel.…
VIDEO: Android accessibility updates enable people with severe motor and speech disabilities to communicate easily
To make Android more accessible for everyone, Google has introduced two new tools that make it easier for people with severe motor and speech disabilities…
Popular children’s buggy relaunches with refreshed look and improved features
Mobility equipment specialist Ottobock UK is relaunching its popular children’s buggy, the Kimba, with a number of new and improved features from January 2022. The…
Futuristic remote tech is empowering a “revolution” in stroke rehab at home
Thanks to a “technological revolution” in stroke rehabilitation, stroke recoveries could now take a smoother path, with a new interactive health system from Evolv offering…
Patent-pending transportable tilt and recline paediatric wheelchair launches in the US
Sunrise Medical has launched the new ZIPPIE Sphynx i the US, a compact paediatric wheelchair for busy families that are always on the go. ZIPPIE…
New wheelchair lifter makes air travel accessible and risk-free for disabled people
Accessible device specialist Aviramp has recently launched the Chair Lifter, a wheelchair lifter that makes air travel accessible for users, where wheelchairs may otherwise be…
Rise & Recline to showcase two new adjustable chairs at the OT Show
Rise & Recline Infinity Plus A UK manufacturer of bespoke adjustable chairs and beds, Rise & Recline will be debuting two new chairs at the…