Second round of Changing Places funding worth £6.5m now open to local authorities
The UK Government has announced that local authorities in England can now apply to the second round of Changing Places funding with a total of…
Council launches awareness campaign to highlight the challenges disabled people face
Peterhead Community Council recently launched a campaign that gave residents an opportunity to experience the town centre as someone with disabilities or mobility difficulties to…
Case study: Disabled ABBA superfan streamer gets life-changing powerchair through 96-hour Twitch fundraiser
Jess Smith, 31, from Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), has been able to purchase a “game-changing” WHILL powerchair by organising a four-day, non-stop fundraising…
Councils call on Prime Minister to deliver on her promise to provide more funding for social care
Prime Minister Liz Truss As the cost-of-living crisis could add £ billion to the costs of delivering social care, councils are calling on the new…
Upcoming integration and sustainability conference boasts impressive roster of senior NHS and government speakers
This week, the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) is hosting a prestigious conference all about integration and sustainability policy with a roster of high-profile and…
Bespoke Cornwall development future-proofed with stylish homelift
A modern Altura Platinum homelift from Access BDD has helped futureproof a couple’s beautiful sea view property in St Ives, Cornwall. Sue and her husband…
Just four percent of initial PIP decisions were overturned at a tribunal hearing
190,000 new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims have received clearance along with 70,000 awards reviews cleared. These latest figures come from the Department for Work…
More than 750,000 users could be reliant on outdated telecare technology by 2025
An estimated 18,750 specialist housing developments for older and vulnerable communities could still be without digital telecare and warden call services by 2025. This is…
Nearly half of council’s telecare service users could “ditch” the service due to weekly charges
Lancashire County Council has decided to start charging for its telecare service, as of next year, after concluding that it could no longer afford…
Charity set to launch Christmas appeal to raise money to provide latest assistive tech to children
Assistive technology charity Lifelites and London Freemasons are soon to launch their latest Christmas appeal to give life-limited and disabled children access to life-changing assistive…