Charity works with Scottish Government and local council to build 22 accessible homes
Simon Fitzpatrick, Development and Commercial Director at Blackwood Construction has begun on a development of new homes in Greenock, West Scotland, which will enable older…
Charity adds connective touch sound kit to its therapy pods to help disabled children in the UK
A national disabled children’s charity is adding an exciting new connective touch sound kit to its range of free Play Therapy Pods to help disabled…
Interaction hubs help people with learning disabilities reunite with loved ones
People with learning disabilities in Cheshire and Merseyside are able to enjoy the company of their loved ones safely, thanks to new ‘interaction hubs’ that…
Partnership delivers 500 TEC phones to isolated elderly people in the UK
Doro, a technology-enabled care (TEC) specialist, has partnered with giffgaff, a mobile network, to donate 500 Doro phones to isolated elderly people across the UK.…
£10k donation helps increase provision of assistive gaming tech to disabled children
Xbox Adaptive Controller GamesAid has donated £10,000 to the small charity Lifelites, which donates and maintains assistive technology to give life-limited and disabled children using…
BHTA appoints new chair to drive meaningful discussions about mobility and independent living
Mark Baumann, Head of Sales for NRS Healthcare’s Product Sales Division Representing over 400 companies in the healthcare and assistive technology industry, the British Healthcare…
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…