Open Road Access has launched a “revolutionary” wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) rental service from all major UK airports. It means that wheelchair users can now travel the UK on their own terms, ...

Mobilitas Group has acquired the Product Sales Division of Nottingham Rehab Limited (in liquidation) trading as NRS Healthcare, one of the UK’s largest providers of mobility aids and daily living ...

A budget that is investing in assistive technology services and the health and wellbeing of residents has been approved for the coming financial year by Bridgend County Borough Council. An important ...

In previous issues of THIIS in the Let’s Get it Clear series 1, we have covered various aspects of ‘What makes a good positioning belt?’. The previous articles in this series covered the anatomy of a ...

WHO/Europe has launched a free guide that offers a practical framework to help countries and stakeholders improve access to assistive technology (AT), through better understanding of AT markets and ...

Google has rolled out several updates to make Android’s hearing aid and screenreader experiences more accessible on the new Samsung Galaxy S25 smartphone. For people who are deaf or have hearing loss, ...

Over the past 18 months, NHS Supply Chain has been designing and building a new online catalogue, in collaboration with five pilot NHS trusts. Some of the benefits that users are seeing from the new ...

An assistive technology solution, which works as a smart sensor in hospitals and care facilities, has received an important upgrade, so it can more accurately detect changes in a person’s behaviour ...

In a “breakthrough” for accessible design, UK-based organisation Photosymbols has launched EasyMaker, a new AI-powered tool created in collaboration with people with learning disabilities. Built ...

The UK Government has published the long-awaited NHS 10-year plan, which sets out the government’s priorities and policies for the health service in England. Entitled ‘Fit for the future: 10 Year ...

A realistic prosthetic knee, an accessible system for people with reduced mobility that facilitates seamless makeup application, and a re-imagined computer mouse that can control digital devices using ...

In a bid to help prevent hospital admissions and shorten hospital stays, NHS organisations and local authority providers are working together in South West England to provide assistive technology to ...