Millions to be invested in facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities
Councils across the UK will be able to access a £50m Government fund to help invest in specialist facilities and create more places for children…
Smirthwaite to launch new stander
Smirthwaite is launching a new bright and colourful Chi-Chi stander with a panda design at the OT Show. Chi-Chi is an entry-level vertical stander designed…
BAFFIN – Bringing assistance for future independent needs
Based at Northampton University's Innovation Centre, BAFFIN Technology Systems (BTS) brings together people with extensive experience of working with disabled children and young people. Their…
Innovative hoistable clothing range looks to change the industry
A new, innovative hoistable clothing range called Klip2Lift has launched. Available in two options, the range aims to be safer and easier to use than…
Parents urged to act to avoid missing out children’s sports prostheses grant
The Department of Health has announced that the £ government funding, which was announced earlier this year, for the provision of children’s sports prostheses and…
PromoCon becomes Bladder and Bowel UK
Charitable service, PromoCon, has changed its name to Bladder and Bowel UK as part of a major brand overhaul and investment in its corporate…
Revolutionary ‘superhero’ suit gives hope to young Scoliosis sufferers
A revolutionary material and innovative suit is providing young people living with curvature of the spine with new hope. A recent study is helping British…
Call for new national programme of free sight tests for those with learning disabilities
In a report launched in parliament on the 5th of July, national disability charity SeeAbility will say NHS England’s national sight testing and funding system…
NHS release new toolkit as part of a Commitment to Carers
"The NHS must do everything it can to help end a situation where carers are twice as likely to suffer from ill health as non-carers."…
Children use creativity to create their own superpowers
In January 2016, six children gathered at Pier 9 in San Francisco to work with prosthetics experts and 3D design specialists from software firm Autodesk…