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Independent Living – the place for impartial information about products and services to help with mobility and independence.
Whoever you are – OT, physio or other health professional, family carer, individual with a disability, Independent Living can provide the advice you need.
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The newscentre, also linked from the menu above, includes case studies, new product focus, industry news, podcasts, guest blogs, and our newsletter archives. For advice on various aspects of living with a disability or caring for someone who cannot live independently, including information on benefits; legislation; keeping warm and well; fall prevention; and generally coping with being a carer, the Advice Centre is the place to look.
Independent Living Newsletter
Our weekly roundup of news highlights the latest developments of interest to health and social care professionals, family carers and disabled individuals, including new products and services, changes in legislation, etc. You can read the current and archived issues online here, and sign up to receive your own copy by email here
What's New
How to reduce fear of falling and boost confidence Those of us with elderly parents are probably all too well aware that the risk of falling increases significantly with age. [...]
Trial shows VR can help cancer pain Results support adding this non-invasive, non-pharmacologic therapy to improve the health and quality of life of people with cancer. Pain management is a [...]
Lightweight portable mobility specialist, eFOLDi, successfully scooped top honours at this year’s Naidex event, securing the ‘Best-In-Show’ award for its ‘Lite’ folding travel scooter. As the UK’s leading event, dedicated [...]
Wearing the stadium – haptic shirts for inclusivity I love this story! Even though I’m not a football fan, I don’t think anyone can be immune to the emotional impact [...]
Kidz to Adultz South, 2nd May 2024 Kidz to Adultz South is rapidly approaching. The free show will be held at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre on Thursday 2nd [...]
Right to vote – photo ID now required With local and mayoral elections coming up on the 2nd May, a reminder that you need ID in order to vote, and [...]
Win Health Medical’s unique new bladder diary Minze Diary Pod Consumer is an automated bladder diary with Flow App for people struggling with bladder health and urination issues. A [...]
Bringing accessibility to the great outdoors A significant proportion of the UK population has access needs – but accessible outdoor holidays are not as readily available as they should be. [...]
Shape Arts comes to Venice Biennale Often described as the Olympics of the art world, the Venice Biennale has been running since 1895, and is the must-visit international festival of [...]
One-Handed Musical Instrument Trust – OHMI The OHMI Trust aims to enable children and adults with physical impairments to play musical instruments, whether at school, at home or professionally. [...]
Low satisfaction with social care If you were shocked to hear that public satisfaction with the NHS had declined to an all-time low of 24%, the situation with social care [...]
New WHILL R scooter extends TGA range For 35 years, TGA has been committed to providing mobility products of the highest standard to help their customers not just get by, [...]
Do Not Attempt Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Compassion in Dying has launched a new report, What people need from a DNACPR decision and discussion. Do Not Attempt Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) [...]
First-ever workforce strategy for occupational therapists A shortage of OTs is contributing to long waiting times for mobility equipment and home adaptations. So it is timely that the Royal College [...]
A study examining what people really want from digital care services and devices has identified the nine things they value most, but don’t always get. Social policy researcher, Dr Sarah [...]
DHSC supports innovation through Accelerating Reform Fund Users of adult social care services and unpaid carers will benefit from a £20 million boost, with the first allocation of money from [...]
What damage is being caused by plastic pollution? A new study into the effects of plastic pollution on mitochondria has just been published by Cambridge University Press. The meta-study reviewed [...]
Motability funding for SIA travel project SIA (Spinal Injuries Association) has been awarded a grant of £800,000 from the Motability Foundation to fund their ‘SCI Travel Confidence Project’. The two-year [...]
Mastering seating assessments for children and paediatric patients Independent Living subscriber Vivid Care has a useful webinar coming up next Tuesday, 26th March. Mastering Seating Assessments for children and paediatric [...]
Moving CP up the agenda in an election year Sadly, it remains the case that while children with cerebral palsy are relatively well supported, for adults the situation is much [...]
