AI-enabled smart cane that can give directions or travel tips wins design award
An AI-enabled smart cane designed to transform the lives of people with sight loss has won a prestigious international design award. The WeWALK Smart Cane…
£2.2m funding to help older and disabled people make adaptations to their homes in Wales
The Welsh Government has reallocated £ million to the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) to support housing adaptations for older and disabled people, enabling them to…
DHSC appoints new Strategic Adviser to the Secretary of State
Sir John Oldham has accepted a direct ministerial appointment to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) as Strategic Adviser to the Secretary of…
Fewer people to receive PIP under government welfare reforms
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has proposed a raft of reforms to the health and disability benefits system…
UK Government called on to amend classification that makes powered wheelchairs ‘not in a class’
The Wheelchair Alliance, an organisation which represents the voices of wheelchair users, is urging the UK Government to act now on an update to current guidance…
Spring Statement 2025: Key points for the assistive technology sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, yesterday delivered the Spring Statement 2025, which delivers the UK Government’s spending plans and…
Crucial government leadership now vital during digital switchover, APPG warns
The Digital Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has criticised successive governments for the handling of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) migration in its first…
New research to create tech to help dementia patients manage memory loss and communication
People with dementia are set to benefit from UK Government-backed research designed to help them live more independently in their own homes. Four new research…
Charity announces shortlisted organisations that could receive £25k worth of assistive tech
Lifelites, a charity that provides assistive and sensory technology to every children’s hospice in the UK and Ireland, has announced the organisations in the running for funding to mark its 25th anniversary. At…
Project to improve access to shared micromobility services for people with disabilities
A groundbreaking new project will explore innovative ways in which people with a range of disabilities can be supported to access shared micromobility services such…