Portable, battery-powered stairclimber can be reissued to ease the pressure on the NHS
Mobility equipment supplier AAT GB is identifying ways in which authorities can take steps to deliver home adaptations to help ease one pressure point, without…
New Changing Places toilet to make rail travel more accessible in Lancaster
A new accessible Changing Places toilet has been opened at Lancaster station to ensure disabled people and carers have access to a dedicated space and…
Four new Changing Places toilets to make Sheffield more accessible for disabled residents
Four new Changing Places toilets have been built around Sheffield to help make the city accessible for more residents. Between 2022 and 2023, Sheffield City…
Perth and Kinross switch to faster digital telecare systems
Almost 4,000 community alarm users in Perth and Kinross have been switched over to new, faster digital telecare systems. Digital telecare systems provide greater reliability…
Provision of services for children with disabilities is forecast to reach £5bn by 2025/26
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Budget, the Local Government Association (LGA) says the UK Government needs to take immediate steps…
Scotland donates over 500 items to Ukraine, including height-adjustable beds
The Scottish Government has announced that medical equipment and supplies, including electric height-adjustable beds, will be sent from Scotland to Ukraine. The shipment of over…
Air travel webinar invites attendees to engage with experts in transport accessibility
Open Road Access (ORA), in collaboration with the Rights on Flights campaign, is set to host a transformative webinar aimed at making air travel safer,…
Programme launches to support those innovating for the disabled and neurodiverse communities
Tech Nation and Motability Operations have launched Creo, the first dedicated UK programme for founders with disabilities and those innovating for the disabled and neurodiverse communities. The Creo programme…
Accessible Futures Summit to benefit carers and those with health conditions
A Welsh media consortium has united academic and industry allies to make the media sector more inclusive and diverse and is now set to host…
Gloucestershire Equipment Loan Service asks residents to return no longer used assistive tech
Gloucestershire County Council has launched a campaign asking residents to return any mobility equipment they are no longer using. The county council, in partnership with…