New FIA motor sport vehicle adaptation guidance marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile’s (FIA) Disability and Accessibility Commission has launched Vehicle Adaptation Guidelines containing…
Habinteg finds wheelchair users subjected to decades-long wait for new accessible housing
Research by Habinteg has found that someone joining a local authority waiting list for a…
Hft and Care England partner up to analyse challenges in the adult social care sector
Hft, a national learning disability charity, and Care England, which represents independent providers of adult…
Research finds that nearly a quarter of over 65’s have fallen at home due to reduced mobility
According to research commissioned by the Connected Care Platform provider, Anthropos, and carried out by…
Ageing Better launches age-friendly Employer Pledge as poll reveals scale of workplace ageism
The Centre for Ageing Better is launching a new Age-friendly Employer Pledge for businesses and…
New independent review of integrated care systems promises to improve healthcare outcomes
The UK Government has announced a new independent review into oversight of ICSs to reduce…
ADASS finds there is no funding to meet the needs of older and disabled people this winter
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) have revealed that there is neither…
Motability research on transport accessibility shows disabled people worse off since the pandemic
Research commissioned from the charity Motability shows that many disabled people experience continued uncertainty around…
WHO launches online training programme to increase access to simple assistive products
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an online training programme to assist mobility retailers…
The Design Age Institute launches Government petition proposing inclusive design for packaging
The Design Age Institute and University of the Third Age has officially launched a UK…