Scotland’s new disability benefit opens for applications nationwide
Adult Disability Payment, which replaces UK Government’s Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in Scotland, has opened for new applications nationwide. The national rollout of the payment,…
Disability housing project to provide 36 energy efficient homes in Harrogate
Disability Action Yorkshire, a disability housing and support charity, has partnered with South Yorkshire-based Highstone Housing Association to develop a £ housing development to give…
NHS trials smart goggles to reduce time-consuming admin for nurses
A virtual reality headset A new leading-edge NHS pilot is set to give community nurses on home visits more time with patients through the use…
Case study: Family memory making returns for disabled Midlander with modern powerchair
Tony Senior, 50 from Burton upon Trent, has been able to once more share outdoors experiences and holidays with his wife and daughters thanks to…
‘Revolutionary’ project awarded grant to develop soft sensors for paediatric upper limb therapy
The Biomedical Catalyst (BMC) has awarded a grant worth over £800,000 to a pioneering project that will bring interactive rehabilitation technology for children with cerebral…
Local authority signposts residents to practical tool about helpful assistive tech solutions
Warwickshire County Council is promoting the use of a helpful tool to residents, which aims to give people educational information and advice about a broad…
Case study: Bionic hand enables Paralympian to remotely update the device with new gestures seamlessly
Australian swimmer Jessica Smith has had an uneasy relationship with prosthetics since a childhood accident, but her convictions are being challenged by a British bionic…
Assistive technology plays a vital role as 24 percent of workers adopt hybrid working
Audio visual experts Universal AV shares how assistive technologies can support an inclusive and diverse workforce and why inclusion is important for any business as…
Interesting AI pain assessment tool receives funding to help care providers in Gwent
PainChek, an AI-powered pain assessment tool, has been supported by Life Sciences Hub Wales in receiving funding from the Gwent Regional Partnership Board via its…
£150 Cost of Living payment to help disabled people with transport and prescription costs
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that around six million disabled people in the UK will receive their one-off £150 disability Cost of…