Video: New Liquid Level Indicator helps people pour liquid into cups safely without spilling or scalding
Uccello Designs has launched a new daily living aid, the Liquid Level Indicator, that provides an audible cue when the user is pouring a drink,…
Blackwood Design Awards seek ideas that enhance independent living for people with disabilities
An international awards programme that seeks to find innovative and life-changing inventions and concepts that enhance independent living for people with disabilities has opened for…
Video: US engineers develop smart walking stick that helps with everyday tasks
Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) in the US have developed an AI-powered walking stick that can help people with vision impairments…
Welsh council showcases emerging assistive tech to residents through smart flat
Earlier this month, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council in south-east Wales demonstrated a range of emerging assistive technologies to potential users, families, carers, and healthcare…
New AI solution empowers students with learning challenges to read and learn confidently
OrCam Technologies, an assistive technology specialist, has launched OrCam Learn, an interactive assistive solution that supports teachers and schools by offering students vital practical reading…
Non-stigmatising smart socks could be used to improve wellbeing of people with dementia
Credit: Milbotix ‘Smart socks’ that aim to reduce stigma by looking like an everyday item of clothing and track rising distress in the wearer could…
Guest article: How smart home tech is promoting independence and security
Sandra Juvan, Smart Home Category Manager at Somfy Sandra Juvan, Smart Home Category Manager at Somfy, has compiled some of the top benefits of implementing…
Smart adult home care solutions provider recognised by coveted TEC quality standards
The exclusive provider of the Beanbag Care suite of smart adult home care solutions, Secure UK has been awarded coveted Quality Standards Framework accreditation by…
App for hearing health and personal mobility aid among six projects receiving £50k funding
The Design Age Institute has announced six Pathfinder Projects to develop commercially viable products and services that will enable individuals and communities to maintain an…
EXCLUSIVE: Academic collaboration can help people live more independently
Colin Foskett, Head of Innovation at Blackwood Homes & Care Colin Foskett, Head of Innovation at Blackwood Homes & Care, shares how his company is…