EXCLUSIVE: Take a seat – How adaptive seating options for paediatric disability are pushing the design boundaries and improving children’s lives
Kieran Murphy, Clinical Partnerships Manager for Jiraffe Kieran Murphy, Clinical Partnerships Manager for Jiraffe, sheds light on the pioneering world of adaptive seating, which is…
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…
75% of professionals are concerned there are disabled children living without essential equipment
A new report from Newlife has painted a worrying picture that there are a growing number of disabled children being let down due to a…
RCOT backs call for all political parties to prioritise disabled children
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has joined more than a 110 charities and parent groups in coming together to campaign for better support…
£60m distributed to thousands of disabled children in the first year of a new Scottish benefit
The Scottish Government has announced that almost £60 million has been distributed to thousands of families with disabled children in the first year of a…
Charity set to launch Christmas appeal to raise money to provide latest assistive tech to children
Assistive technology charity Lifelites and London Freemasons are soon to launch their latest Christmas appeal to give life-limited and disabled children access to life-changing assistive…
EXCLUSIVE: The role of therapeutic equipment in supporting disabled young people to be more physically active
Kieran Murphy, Clinical Partnerships Manager at Jiraffe In a proactive move, the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) have recently issued new guidelines to support disabled…
Upcoming event to showcase transformative assistive equipment for disabled children
Supporting children with disabilities in their transition to becoming young adults and ensuring they have the right equipment and services to ease that shift will…
Consultation to gain feedback on NICE’s guidance on service delivery for disabled young people
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched a new consultation, which seeks the views of people and organisations that are involved…
Interactive assistive tech donated to disabled children at Oxford children’s hospice
The Shanly Foundation has supported charity Lifelites with £2,000 so it can continue to donate assistive technology for life-limited and disabled children in Oxfordshire and…