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 ...

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 ...

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 power of AI has helped recreate a lady’s own voice from just a single line of speech from an old video so that she can express herself in a way that feels personal to her when using augmentative ...

Monitoring technology firm Lilli has unveiled that North Tyneside Council and Nottingham City Council (NCC) are rolling out its remote monitoring solution as part of new projects to improve remote ...

A research study at Coventry University has revealed how remote working can be a positive intervention for people with disabilities and neurodivergence. Bronwyn Francis, who was diagnosed with autism ...

An AI-enabled smart cane designed to transform the lives of people with sight loss has won a prestigious international design award. The WeWALK Smart Cane is the same size and weight as a traditional ...

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 ...

The Portsmouth Enablement Centre, which is run by Steeper Group in partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals University (PHU) NHS Trust, is helping people with limb loss gain independence and confidence ...

NRS Healthcare, a large UK assistive technology supplier, has launched new guidance and training on bed rail measuring. Created in coordination with the NRS Healthcare occupational therapy and ...

The Welsh Government has approved the Welsh Budget 2025-26, releasing £1.6 billion of extra funding for the NHS, councils, social care and public transport, benefitting people and communities ...

Lilli, a care technology specialist, has assisted Medway Council to support hundreds of people to live safely in their own homes for longer, avoiding care homes and higher needs care settings. Medway ...