Case study: Mobility scooter makes live rock music fun again for superfan Diane
Fanatic festival fan Diane Perlmutter, 51 from Borehamwood with ME/CFS, is ‘rockin’ life again’ thanks to a Minimo mobility scooter she’s nicknamed ‘Zippy’. Rock music…
Council launches adult social care strategy which aims to promote assistive technologies
Neath Port Talbot councillors have endorsed three new strategic plans to address issues in adult social care, and children and young people's social care. Neath…
Government’s new Disability Action Plan met with criticism by UK disability charity
The UK Government has launched its new Disability Action Plan, which outlines 32 steps it is taking to make the UK “the most accessible place…
Council launches survey on new Changing Places toilets draft policy to boost accessibility in Belfast
Belfast City Council is seeking feedback on its Changing Places toilets draft policy for the city. The proposed policy has been published on the council…
Case study: Holiday lodges improve accessibility with rise and fall worktop installation
Two holiday lodges in Lincolnshire have enhanced their accessibility after getting Ropox rise and fall worktops installed within their respective kitchens. Sue Robinson and her…
£25.2m NHS investment to launch new health hub that provides rehabilitation therapy services
The progress of a £ million new-build Health Hub in Norfolk that is due to house a range of primary care services, including rehabilitation therapy…
Video: Robot that can read braille at twice the speed of humans could be used in prosthetics
Researchers from Cambridge University have developed a robotic sensor that incorporates AI techniques to read braille at speeds roughly double that of most human readers.…
New Changing Places toilet to make rail travel more accessible in Greater Manchester
A new Changing Places toilet has opened at one of Northern’s Greater Manchester stations to enhance the accessibility of disabled passengers’ journeys. The new toilet…
Study demonstrates that assistive robot helps improve functional gait among older adults
In a study, researchers from Korea evaluated the efficiency of a new wearable robot, EX1, in improving the mobility, dynamic balance, and range of movement…
Introducing an NHS-style model of universal and comprehensive care could cost an extra £17bn
Ending the cycle of broken promises to reform social care funding in England must be a priority for the next government, a Health Foundation report…