Assistive Technology

AT CROSSWORD #14: YOUR SUNDAY AT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Embark on a cerebral journey through the intersecting worlds of assistive technology and accessibility with our latest crossword puzzle. This ...

Empowering Love: How Dateability is Changing the Dating Game for People with Disabilities

Jacqueline Child, a 29-year-old woman living with disabilities, faced continual rejection and discrimination on mainstream dating apps. This struggle, stemming ...

AT CROSSWORD #8: YOUR SUNDAY AT CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Get ready to challenge your knowledge and test your wits with this exciting crossword puzzle, featuring a fusion of trivia ...

Unraveling Accessibility #2: Your Sunday AT Crossword Puzzle

Welcome, crossword enthusiasts, to a brain-boosting Sunday puzzle that’s all about the incredible world of assistive technology and accessibility! Get ...

“UK’s first” dual-purpose walking stick with grabber launches – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Complete Care Shop, an online provider of daily living aids, has unveiled the Freestyle Grab and Go, which it states ...

OTs can view rapid delivery care cot packages that meet urgent client needs at event next week – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Occupational therapists (OTs) can view in-stock rapid delivery care cot packages that quickly achieve safe outcomes and meet urgent client ...

EXCLUSIVE: Dismantling the stigma – How hearing aids are shaping dementia prevention – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Adriana Aleksandrova, Content Writer and Consultant for Hear4U, explores the role of hearing aids in dementia prevention. The article discusses ...

Metallica Makes ASL Music Video For Each Song From New Album 72 Seasons

Heavy metal band Metallica released 72 Seasons, its eleventh album last month. Besides being a commercial success and getting raving ...

Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP) – Adaptive Gaming Clinic – AT3 Center

A guest blog from: Clayton Guffey, AzTAP Program Director In the digital age, video gaming has become a growing source ...

CPD bathing seminar to discuss how adaptations can reduce long-term costs at upcoming exhibition – AT Today – Assistive Technology

  At this month’s Kidz to Adultz South event in Farnborough, Hampshire, Lucy Leonard, Director at The OT Service, in ...

Ireland announces €83m funding for housing adaptations in 2023 – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien 12,300 older and disabled people in the Republic of Ireland are ...

Discreet height- and sideways-adjustable washbasin launches that creates space in bathrooms – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Manufacturer Pressalit has launched a new height- and sideways-adjustable washbasin that is designed to create space and accessibility in bathrooms ...

Guest article: Therapy staff could monitor patients at home by working closely with local care providers – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Proposing steps that can be taken to help to reform health and social care, Max Parmentier, co-founder and CEO of ...

Powered mobility device to help people with limited mobility better access the hospitality industry – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Centaur Robotics is looking to use its Centaur device to help people with limited mobility better access the hospitality industry ...

Free online roundtable will discuss widening access to music through pioneering tech – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Music industry knowhow will come together at a London event tomorrow to speed up the tempo of technology’s role in ...

Independent living advice service awarded for transformation in health and social care – AT Today – Assistive Technology

The Isle of Wight’s independent living advice service has been awarded gold in the Transformation in Health and Social Care ...

Stations to get Passenger Assist Points to make travel easier for people with accessibility needs – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Train operator Northern is installing eight Passenger Assist Points in the coming months that are designed to make travel easier ...

Survey finds 86% of NHS Scotland staff regard remote monitoring important to future innovation – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Recent survey results find big data and analytics, digital apps, and remote monitoring rank among the most important areas for ...

Guest article: Prevention, early access and health inequalities – Redefining place-based care – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Gavin Bashar, Managing Director of Tunstall UK&I Reflecting on how technology impacts prevention, early access, and health inequalities, Gavin Bashar, ...

Accessible venues worldwide to gain recognition for inclusive design – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Blue Badge Access Awards (All rights reserved) The Blue Badge Access Awards launched on Tuesday 25 April to reward exceptionally ...

Comprehensive new social care data catalogue could prove a useful resource for professionals – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Social care professionals and researchers might be interested in the new and freely available Catalogue of Social Care Data (CASCID), ...

Innovative companies to trial new health products in clinical settings across the country – AT Today – Assistive Technology

A link-up between the Scottish Government’s £42 million Techscaler programme and the NHS will enable innovative companies to trial new ...

Isle of Wight Council launches consultation for users and professionals on future of telecare service – AT Today – Assistive Technology

Health and social professionals, as well as users, are being invited to share feedback on the Isle of Wight Council’s ...

Scottish Government to replace current DWP disability benefit – AT Today – Assistive Technology

The Scottish Government urges disabled people to find out if they are eligible for the new disability benefits that will ...

Over half of people with sight loss find it difficult to navigate public transport facilities – AT Today – Assistive Technology

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has published an insightful new report that details the range of barriers ...