£2m programme looks at how assistive tech can enable care at home and in the community
The Health Foundation has selected 10 teams to be part of its £2 million innovation programme that will explore how assistive technology can enable new…
Community equipment supplier furthers partnerships to help make sports more inclusive
Nine wheelchairs have been donated to Ipswich Town FC Foundation for supporters to use on match days as a part of a community equipment supplier’s…
Mobility scooter supplier helps Parkinson’s UK guests attend the Pride parade in London
Supplier of mobility scooters and wheelchairs TGA Mobility recently helped two charity guests from Parkinson’s UK attend the Pride parade in London by loaning them…
Government-backed service signposts disabled people to accessible travel
Supported by the Department for Transport (DfT), charity Driving Mobility has introduced a new information service that helps people with restricted mobility who cannot drive…
Assistive technology services awarded for having accessible communication
A disability charity has been awarded a communication accessible accreditation as a result of its work in rolling out assistive technology in care homes in…
Call for disabled parents to capture photographs of a pushchair for wheelchair users
Disability design charity Designability is calling for parents that are manual wheelchair users to capture some photographs of the final prototype of its pushchair for…
Pop-up mobility aid service to help disabled people regain independence
The British Red Cross has teamed up with Tesco to provide a pop-up mobility aid service in Gloucestershire to help disabled people regain independence by…
The Independent Living Centre in the Isle of Wight to return as ‘The Independent Support Centre’
From 1 April, the Independent Living Centre in the Isle of Wight will close and return as ‘The Independent Support Centre’. The Independent Living Centre,…
Service opens in Cambridge offering short-term hire of a wide range of mobility equipment
Credit: Matthew Percival and British Red Cross A British Red Cross service that helps people stay independent and mobile has opened at a new site…
Charity purchases new mobility scooter with funds from the National Lottery
Forth and Tay Disabled Ramblers With funds from the National Lottery, the Forth and Tay Disabled Ramblers have chosen a TGA Breeze mobility scooter so…