Mobility retailers urged to consider accessibility of facilities for disabled people as lockdown measures ease
User experience and digital agency Sigma is calling for greater consideration in the design of…
Charities call for accessibility and insulation to tackle older and disabled people’s housing struggles
Two leading charities, Habinteg and the Centre for Ageing Better, have called on the government…
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‘World’s first’ remote assisted living lab seeks collaboration with assistive tech suppliers
Heriot-Watt University scientists are launching what they believe is the world’s first open and remote…
71% of disabled people are unlikely to pursue legal action against inaccessible services, survey finds
That’s according to a new YouGov survey, commissioned by disability charity Leonard Cheshire, which has…
New programme to train young disabled Londoners in inclusive design and accessible services
A new, “ground-breaking” programme has been launched to support young disabled Londoners into careers in…
Greater Manchester to invest millions to buy and modify housing for disabled people
More specialist supported housing for disabled people is to be provided in Greater Manchester following…
New review-style app to help drive accessibility improvements in UK venues for disabled people
Described as a cross between Trustpilot and TripAdvisor, Access Rating is a new app that…
Thousands of disabled people and those with long-term conditions to benefit from free hospital parking
People with disabilities and staff working night shifts are among the thousands of people that…
Latest PIP stats still show under half of new claims are awarded to disabled people
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released its quarterly Personal Independence Payment (PIP)…
Over 29,000 disabled people use government funding to launch their own start-ups suggests figures
A funding initiative aimed at helping budding entrepreneurs to launch their own company by providing…