Smart assistive device helping visually impaired people to navigate more confidently wins funding
An AI & Robotics student from University College London (UCL) has won funding to develop a smart assistive device that helps visually impaired people to…
£1.7m government funding for 4,000 schools will help children with SEND trial assistive tech
Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell The Department for Education (DfE) has provided £ million funding to allow children with special educational needs and disabilities…
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…
Charity will deliver assistive tech packages and grants to children’s palliative care services backed by £1.6m
Lifelites, a charity that provides assistive and sensory technology to children’s hospices in the UK and Ireland, is marking its 25th anniversary by launching a…
Health, housing and social care providers can access flexible payment plans for TEC provision
Digital grouped living solutions provider Everon has announced a strategic partnership with Siemens Leasing to help health, housing and social care providers with the cost…
Veterans’ Mobility Fund supports veterans with physical disabilities to access mobility equipment
Veterans whose mobility issues are attributable to their service can now apply for support from the reinstated Veterans’ Mobility Fund (VMF) from Help for Heroes.…
£400k funding to support voluntary and community sector projects that prevent digital exclusion
A new round of Digital Inclusion Funding worth £400,000 has been launched to support voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations working to help combat digital…
Assistive tech provision in England is “highly fragmented” with varying levels of access, report finds
A report exploring assistive technology delivery and provision across England has made a series of important recommendations to inform a more integrated and impactful approach.…
£5m awarded to projects to drive forward cutting-edge assistive tech to support veterans’ healthcare
The UK Government has revealed that a total of £5 million has been awarded to 22 projects to drive forward pioneering treatments and assistive technologies…
Hospital charity funds £17k worth of state-of-the-art feeding equipment for MND patients
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity has funded £17,000 worth of cutting-edge assistive technologies to give local residents with motor neurone disease (MND) greater independence, confidence, and…