Competition searches for innovations to change the lives of disabled people
Top Design Award Enhanced For 2016 Entries Aspiring designers, engineers and inventors are set to battle it out in a “Dragons Den” inspired event which…
AKW helps families overcome accessibility issues with DIY SOS
AKW expertise in home adaptations helps BBC’s DIY SOS team to keep families together by overcoming their everyday accessibility challenges. Adapted living specialist AKW has…
Mobility product helps arthritis sufferer remain independent for almost 20 years
A woman suffering from arthritis has paid tribute to vehicle adaption firm Autochair and a hoist installed almost two decades ago which has helped her…
AKW helps housing associations create safer homes for less able
"There will be 170,000 more residents with mobility problems in addition to 45,000 more with serious memory loss problems living in housing association properties by…
When AR and VR are combined to act as a powerful low vision aid
Since inception, GiveVision have been working to create sight aids that are practical, wearable, and most importantly, beneficial to their users. The UK alone has…
Virtual reality app lets people walk in the shoes of those with dementia
An innovative virtual reality smartphone app – A Walk Through Dementia – has been launched by Alzheimer’s Research UK. The app will give people an opportunity to…
The Able Label release new Spring/Summer 2016 range
The Able Label - a new brand of easier dressing, high-street fashion womenswear - has released their latest Spring/Summer 2016 collection. The fashion brand aims…
The best summer festivals made accessible to all
"I believe no on should face boundaries when it comes to festivals this summer.” As the summer approaches, so too does the beginning of the…
New Daily Living Aid range from Drive Medical
The new Daily Living Aid Range from Drive Medical has expanded and now includes a wide range of helpful aids to help throughout the day.…
New Long Reach Toe Nail Cutter from Peta UK
These Long Reach Toe Nail Cutter scissors have been developed in response to customer feedback to provide a supremely comfortable solution to cutting toe nails.…