How technology can improve the lives of people with dementia
Currently, there are roughly 850,000 people living with dementia and this number is set to rise to over 1 million by 2025. However, as technology…
Multi million investment into Scotland for prosthetic technologies
Össur, a designer and manufacturer of prosthetic technologies, has made an agreement with Scotland to invest £ million over a three-year period to develop myoelectric…
Deaf people encouraged to speak up for their ‘right to hear’
To mark Deaf Awareness Week (14th – 21st May 2018), assistive hearing technology specialists Contacta has released advice for deaf people to help ensure the…
Innova Announces Litigation Project Conference
Wetherby-based healthcare equipment company Innova Care Concepts has launched its own free conference for people working in case management and litigation. This entails working…
Steeper Group launches new S-Charge System
As it approaches its 100th year of enhancing people’s lives, Steeper Group, the leading provider of innovative orthotic, prosthetic and assistive technology products and services…
Do You Have Designs To Help People With Disabilities?
A leading housing and care specialist has launched its annual search to find the brightest and best new innovations to help those with disabilities.…
Ottobock UK supporting athletes at Invictus Games
Russell Pizzey, Technical Services Manager at Ottobock UK has joined the team of prosthetic and orthotic experts providing essential maintenance and repairs to equipment used…
Stroke patients show improvement with a brain-computer interface
Researchers at the University of Adelaide's new Centre for Stem Cell Research are aiming by the end of this year to show repair in stroke-damaged…
Personal monitoring focus at The Care Show
The Key Safe Company will be returning to the 2017 Care Show held at the NEC in Birmingham with the One Touch Personal Alarm and…
Hovercraft accessibility training launches new accessibility initiative
Hovertravel is announcing a major new initiative aiming at improving accessibility. Called HoverCare, this initiative starts with the world’s first accessibility training session on a…