Hinged Arm Support wins leading design award
Pressalit Care’s Hinged Arm Support has received a leading European design award, the Red Dot Award 2018, for its product design. Part of the Pressalit…
New website boasts beautiful accessible designs
Motionspot, an accessible design specialist, has launched an innovative new website aimed at both business and residential customers, showcasing how lives can be transformed through beautiful accessible…
Homing In On Independent Living In Dundee
Pioneering homes which aim to transform the lives of people with disabilities – including a washing machine that clean and irons clothes - are being…
World’s first all directional drive powerchair to be launched
A new revolutionary powered wheelchair will be unveiled at the 2017 Mobility Roadshow by TGA (NAEC Stoneleigh, 1-3 June 2017, Hall 1, stand B6 and…
Oticon Opn scoops globally renowned and prestigious Red Dot award
Oticon, industry leaders in advanced audiology and hearing aid technology, has won a prestigious Red Dot design award for Oticon Opn - the world’s first…
Competition searches for innovations to change the lives of disabled people
Top Design Award Enhanced For 2016 Entries Aspiring designers, engineers and inventors are set to battle it out in a “Dragons Den” inspired event which…
Care home residents test innovative wheelchair cushion
"Wheelair design allows the user to better regulate their body temperature through airflow which removes the heat and moisture that builds up behind the back"…
Assistive and Inclusive Home Technology Guide Launched for People with Sight Loss
"We hope it will be a great asset to technology users, professional advisers and designers alike." A new Guide on Assistive and Inclusive Home Technology claims that…
Promoting healthy posture for wheelchair users through appropriate lumbar support
An outline article by Ailsa Reston, RKS Occupational Therapist, that highlights the issues and appropriate solutions through effective ergonomic design 1. Introduction The provision of…
Clinical trials of new robotic legs help patients walk again
Expert clinicians and engineers at the University of Kent are carrying out the first clinical trials of robotic legs for patients. These legs are the…