Free app launched in Portsmouth to help people with reduced mobility easily plan their travel routes
Announced by Portsmouth City Council, a new free app called Route4U has been launched, enabling Portsmouth residents with mobility needs to plan their travel routes…
People with mobility issues set to benefit from pioneering rehabilitative wearable devices
The lives of thousands of people with mobility issues could be transformed thanks to ground-breaking research by scientists at the University of Bristol. The FREEHAB…
Guest Blog: What changing demographics mean to the UK health sector
Greg Holt is the Chief Marketing Officer at Newcross Healthcare, an independent organisation that provides highly trained staff, clinical expertise, and administrative support to the…
Charity calls on Government to provide clearer guidelines on what aids and adaptations people are entitled to
Stannah's Sadler stairlift After surveying a number of people with arthritis and finding that a large proportion were unaware of what equipment or adaptations were…
Clever eye-controlled wheelchair system launches for people with neuromuscular diseases
Credit: GeekWire A new system has been launched for disabled people with restricted mobility called the Independence Drive, which allows people to move their wheelchair…
Major airline backs disabled entrepreneur invention to make aviation accessible for all
Twenty-five-year-old entrepreneur Josh Wintersgill, the founder of AbleMove, has unveiled a radical invention to help disabled people transfer safely to airline seats, only three months…
Hospice receives invaluable patient equipment through local community support campaign
Credit: Warrington Worldwide / Lee Boswell Photography Warrington-based St Rocco’s Hospice, in the North West, has received a wheelchair scale and some pear push leads…
UK airport improves accessibility for people with new mobile ordering technology
Edinburgh Airport is testing a new mobile ordering service for passengers with mobility needs, allowing them to order and have food and beverages from eateries…