Pioneering prevention tech helps improve support for individuals with intellectual disabilities
Dumfries and Galloway HSCP has successfully reduced pressures on support services currently in place for adults with intellectual disabilities having embraced innovative digital technologies to…
Bespoke assistive tech donation helps disabled young people connect with loved ones
Children’s charity Lifelites has donated brand-new assistive technology worth thousands of pounds for disabled young people with complex or incurable conditions using the services of…
BAPO calls for children’s prosthetic and orthotic services to be protected during pandemic
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) is calling for prosthetic and orthotic services to be protected so they can continue operating throughout the…
Nottingham on Call partners with Chiptech to provide “first-class” digital telecare
Alarm monitoring service provider Nottingham on Call has appointed assistive technology specialist Chiptech to support its delivery of digital telecare. Chiptech will now supply Nottingham…
Free online self-assessment service launched to help clients identify assistive tech solutions
A collaborative venture involving seven health and social care partners in central Scotland has led to the launch of a joint version of the Disabled…
Telecare alarm service helps residents feel safe in their homes during COVID-19
A telecare alarm service, run by socially-driven housing association Karbon Homes in the North East and Yorkshire, has been keeping clients feel safe and secure…
Assistive tech pilot to encourage independent living for Cardiff residents
New technology startup Care Direct Technology has partnered with mirus, a not-for-profit organisation that supports adults and young people with disabilities across Wales. Since 14th…
New 24-hour telecare service to support hospital discharges and independent living
Grand Union Housing Group, a not-for-profit housing provider, has launched a new telecare service to help elderly and disabled people across Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. Life24…
Valuable donated assistive tech gives life-limited children the chance to paint, play & communicate
Small charity Lifelites is donating packages of Eyegaze technology to enable children in hospices to be creative and communicate, even if the only part of…
Councils look to government for clarity regarding relaxation of statutory duties for disabled children
The Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted that many local authorities are struggling to deliver support set out in SEND children's Education, Health and Care…