Inquiry will look at use of assistive tech in helping disabled people secure and retain employment
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) is launching an important inquiry into the use of assistive technology in Supported Employment. It will look…
Report suggests that government creates a new grant to boost access to life-enhancing assistive tech
A new report has been launched that explains the many ways that smart home technology can enhance independent living, and it details how health and…
New assistive tech lab to design evidence-based public policy so tech works for everyone
A joint venture from cross-party thinktank Policy Connect, Bournemouth University and the Ace Centre has been launched to design public policy to ensure that technology…
APPGAT calls on public for evidence on how smart home tech can enhance independent living
A Blackwood Homes and Care smart kitchen The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) and cross-party thinktank Policy Connect are asking the public to…
Key recommendations from APPGAT’s report on using assistive tech to help disabled people get work
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) has published a report, which makes a series of recommendations on how assistive technology can be used…
Commission to advise government on how smart home tech can help people live more independently
Cross-party thinktank Policy Connect and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) have launched the Commission on Smart Homes and Independent Living. Smart home…
APPGAT launches new commission into assistive tech and inclusive employment
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) has launched a new commission into assistive technology and transitions into employment, with a goal of ensuring…
APPGAT says National Strategy for Disabled People needs to recognise the potential of assistive tech
Naked Prosthetics MCP Driver The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT) recently held a webinar on the role of assistive technology within the UK…