The UK’s first Evidence Centre for Inclusive Transport will address the “transport accessibility gap”
RiDC (Research Institute for Disabled People) is launching the UK’s first Evidence Centre for Inclusive Transport to work with disabled people, disability organisations, transport providers,…
Video: Virtual reality wetroom experience helps OTs to view adaptations more effectively
Accessible bathroom specialist Impey has created an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience to showcase its wetroom adaptations to occupational therapists (OTs), which allows them to…
£50m funding to improve existing transport services for disabled people across the UK
Motability has announced that it will award a total of £50 million in funding over three financial years, ending in March 2025, to charities and…
Christmas appeal to help more disabled children access vital assistive therapy equipment
A national disabled children’s charity has launched a Christmas appeal to help more children with disabilities and terminal illnesses access play therapy equipment, such as…
Local authority to deliver grant-funded adaptations through Home Improvement Agency
St Albans City and District Council has announced that it is joining the Hertfordshire Home Improvement Agency (HHIA) to deliver grant-funded assistive technologies and adaptations…
Local authority to make city centre more accessible with Changing Places facilities
A new, modern Changing Places facility will be installed at The Forum in Norwich city centre in the new year, following a successful bid for…
Research reveals only 25 percent of homes to be built in England specify to Optional Access standards
Habinteg’s Forecast for Accessible Homes 2020 research revealed that more than half of all local plans still make no requirements for any accessible housing standard…
EXCLUSIVE: From a parent sourcing life-changing postural equipment to becoming a UK supplier
Baffin Technology was founded by Marzena Komisarczuk in 2015 with the aim of finding a suitable solution to help her daughter, Sylwia, transfer from a…
Urgent call for action to provide Changing Places facilities for better accessibility at music venues
Closomat is calling for urgent action due to a “shocking” lack of Changing Places toilets available in live music venues, causing disabled music fans to…
Assistive technology organisations invited to submit entries for Med-Tech Innovation Awards 2023
Innovators of assistive technologies can now submit entries for the Med-Tech Innovation Awards across six categories, including 3D Printing, Design and Connected Health. Organisations with…