The OT’s Perspective: How retailers can help clients find the right walking aids
When a user has limited mobility, choosing the correct walking aid is one of the most important things you as a retailer can help them…
The OT’s Perspective: Will you still be relevant in 2025?
I can scarcely believe it, but we’re now well into 2020, which feels dangerously futuristic. And before we know it, 2025 will be here, then…
The OT’s Perspective: Should clients consider a homelift?
As the popularity of home lifts increases rapidly, Stuart Barrow looks at what retailers need to think about when their customers are considering them… In…
The OT’s Perspective: How a specialist occupational therapist can help with wheelchair assessments
Home adaptations specialist Stuart Barrow talks with wheelchair expert and Occupational Therapist John Fitzpatrick to discover the ins and outs of wheelchair assessments and prescriptions.…
The OT’s Perspective: Can your client use the DFG for a home lift?
If you’re not familiar with the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), then here’s what you need to know: A DFG is there to pay for essential…
The OT’s Perspective: Young people and the Disabled Facilities Grant
I’ve written before about the role that manufacturers and retailers can play in helping young people with disabilities, but this month I want to talk…
The OT’s Perspective: Breaking Taboos
Traditional colostomy bags are being reimagined as designers such as Brunel University graduate Stephanie Monty create more attractive alternatives, making the subject less taboo How…
The OT’s Perspective: How retailers and manufacturers can use OTs to improve products and serve their audience
As you know, I’m an occupational therapist, with a specific interest in adaptations. And over the years, as well as working with housing associations, local…
The OT’s Perspective: What’s the occasion?
An Occupational Therapist’s perspective on helping clients choose the right wheelchairs for occasional use… I’ve written extensively about walking aids in the past and I’m…
The OT’s Perspective: What should we all be bearing in mind when it comes to moving and handling?
Stuart Barrow, Promoting Independence As it is Occupational Therapy Week this week, which recognises the fantastic work of occupational therapists across the UK, this article…