Blackwood Design Awards seek ideas that enhance independent living for people with disabilities
An international awards programme that seeks to find innovative and life-changing inventions and concepts that enhance independent living for people with disabilities has opened for…
Blackwood Design Awards announces winners for assistive technology innovations
The Blackwood Design Awards, a competition that recognises innovations that improve the lives of older and disabled people, has announced this year’s three winners. The…
Design awards partnership hosted by Dundee landmark aims to improve independent living
Sup Spoon, previous award winner. A design competition uncovering independent living inventions of the future has secured a partnership with Scotland's design museum, V&A Dundee,…
Inspirational design competition restarts to discover innovative assistive tech solutions
A previous Blackwood Design Award winner: Enayball, an award-winning drawing tools that enable anyone with a physical disability to create art A creative assistive technology…
Innovative patient transfer system makes moving & handling more dignified, safer and less stressful for patients
Shortlisted in The Blackwood Design Awards 2019 under the 'Best New Concept' category, the AIR Cradle Patient Transfer System is a “revolutionary” device which aims…
Innovative solutions to support disabled people celebrated at coveted design awards
An international competition that seeks to find brilliant inventions that transform the everyday lives of people living with disabilities has taken place in Scotland this…
Could this invention transform walking for the visually impaired?
Two neighbours and innovators are among the first in the running for an award that recognises inventions that transform the lives of people living with…
Blackwood Design Awards present prizes to winners for healthcare innovations
The winners of one of the housing and care industry’s most esteemed design awards, the Blackwood Design Awards, have been presented with their prizes at…
Winners of innovative design awards competition announced
The Blackwood Design Awards 2018, a prestigious, annual competition celebrating the brightest and best new inventions for disabled people, revealed its winners on 30th May.…
Revolutionary glove shortlisted for prestigious award
The RAPAEL Smart Glove is a virtual reality glove that is transforming recovery times and expectations of those who have suffered stroke or serious injury…