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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
All sticks, no carrots The Prime Minister’s decision to improve the chances of sick people returning to work by removing the decision about the state of their health from a [...]
Mini WashPod modular wetroom Dignity Access has launched the Mini WashPod – a modular, disabled access wetroom – bringing their range to eight models. The Mini Internal WashPod is perfect [...]
Campaign to End Loneliness closing The Campaign to End Loneliness was set up in 2011 to tackle a widespread but largely unacknowledged problem. Among its achievements, probably the most notable [...]
We definitely want to keep feet in the best possible shape throughout our lives – if your feet hurt, your mobility and enjoyment of life are affected. In an average [...]
Mastering seating assessments for people with dementia Independent Living subscriber Vivid Care has a useful webinar coming up next Tuesday, 30th April. Mastering Seating Assessments for People with Dementia will [...]
Celebrating 50 years of Calibre Audio The acclaimed podcast Talking Point marks a significant milestone in “A Word in Your Ear,” celebrating 50 years of Calibre Audio. This special episode [...]
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 [...]
