Cutting-edge data visualisation tech gives people with vision impairments similar experience to sighted users
Credit: MITA graphic depicts three examples of structural and navigational schemes generated as part of the co-design process, and applied to diverse chart types, including…
£1.3m investment will ensure council residents can access digital telecare services
Kirklees Council has approved £ million funding to buy digital carephone devices for 3,500 residents ahead of the analogue switch-off in 2025. The funding is…
Social care staff to find out about development opportunities at UK Care Week
Embark Learning Care Academy, a training provider for the social care sector, will be exhibiting at UK Care Week on 6 and 7 July with…
EXCLUSIVE: Artificial Intelligence – An NHS lifesaver or tech bogeyman?
StackCare UK CEO Noel Verbruggen AI tech promises much for future health services delivery, but do healthcare workers have the confidence to use it? StackCare…
New report shows that investing in adaptations and HIAs can create “extraordinary” savings
Older and disabled people who have adapted their homes see improvements in mobility, wellbeing and wider physical benefits, according to a brand-new report that researches…
Mobility Test Track and innovative folding powerchair launch to be showcased at Naidex
Visitors to Naidex with reduced mobility, alongside their healthcare professionals, will have the chance to test a broad range of mobility scooters and wheelchairs on…
Whitepaper finds that wheelchair power assist devices directly affect the activities user participates in
There is a growing body of evidence that people who use manual wheelchairs benefit from power assist devices (PADs) across all aspects of their life,…
Adult Disability Payment rolled out to more people in Scotland
People living in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire can now apply for Scotland’s new disability benefit. The Scottish Government Adult Disability Payment replaces the…
£15.5m unveiled for local authorities to prepare for charging reform
More than £15 million has been given to local authorities across England to help them implement new social care charging reforms, the Department of Health…
Record five percent pay rise offered to NHS Scotland staff
The Scottish Government has offered a record five percent pay rise to NHS Scotland Agenda for Change staff, which includes professionals who work with assistive…