One of the country’s most innovative care providers is celebrating after being recognised at the highest possible level with a nomination for a prestigious award. For the first time, Edinburgh-headquartered Blackwood Housing and Care has been shortlisted as a finalist for the coveted UK Housing Awards 2017, in the inaugural Outstanding Approach to Promoting Digital Inclusion category. The nomination recognises ... Read More »
Tenants at a housing development in the capital are to be among the first to try out and provide invaluable feedback on a pioneering new wheelchair. Blackwood’s Abbey Court development, which provides housing and support for people with physical disabilities, will host a focus group with inventor Alex Papanikolaou, in which tenants will have the opportunity to test his unique ... Read More »
NHS England is now able to offer microprocessor controlled prosthetic knees under newly approved funding. John Morris, an amputee of over 50 years and a patient at the Bristol Centre for Enablement, is one of the first to benefit from this new policy. At the age of 14, John from Catcott in Somerset had his left leg amputated through the ... Read More »
When: Friday 31 March Time: 10am-3pm Where: Ecology Pavilion, Bow, London, E3 5TW What is the Job Information Day? Now in its third year, the Tower Project Job Information Day is an event aimed at enabling young people with learning difficulties and autism living in the Tower Hamlets area a chance to make an informed choice at the type of career ... Read More »
Walking stick specialist Classic Canes is delighted to announce a new collection of 12 walking sticks and folding canes produced under licence by the National Gallery Company, London. Three designs have been developed based on Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888), Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder’s A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li Vase (1609-1610) and George Stubbs’ Whistlejacket (about 1762), ... Read More »
Vehicle adaptation specialist, Autochair, has celebrated signing up its 500th partner shop with an eight hour turnaround on the first order for its milestone distributor. A customer request for a scooter hoist triggered the new partnership between Somerset and West Country Stairlifts At Home Mobility and leading mobility hoist manufacturer, Autochair. Just hours after the customer call, the partnership had ... Read More »
Glasses for computer users who don’t have the use of their arms and a wheelchair that goes up and down steps are just two of the shortlisted entries battling it out in a “Dragons’ Den” inspired event to find the next rising star of design. The Blackwood Design Awards discover, and champion, new and innovative ideas which aim to improve ... Read More »
Despite improvements in transport accessibility for people with reduced mobility and elderly people, travelling can still be a challenge. The bulk of traditionally designed mobility aids make planning a trip away from home just that little bit more difficult. This is especially true during winter months when the days are short, the weather is cold, and the hustle and bustle ... Read More »
by Anthony William, The Geordie Traveller When I was a teenager my mum decided to quit her job as an auxiliary nurse and put herself through University on her own personal quest to become an Occupational Therapist. At around the same time as she embarked on this journey, she also decided it was high time our family home was adapted to ... Read More »
The December/January 2016 issue of PosAbility magazine has now landed. Take a look inside the issue by reading below. . . Subscribe to read Strength in Numbers: Mik Scarlet considers the power disable people could harness by coming together as one. Purple Pound: Same Renke shares some inaccessible shopping stores. Christmas Scrapbook: We bring you tips and advice for surviving ... Read More »
It was a special day for a remarkable couple who became husband and wife and embarked on a journey together to rebuild lives after injury. Alison and Trevor Hazell celebrated their marriage with their families, and friends they have made at the Great Yarmouth charity Centre 81, where the met. Former live-in childcare nanny Alison suffered head and other injuries ... Read More »
The inventor of a spoon that doesn’t spill, which last year scooped the top prize at a Dragons’ Den inspired competition, is encouraging other budding designers to seize the same opportunity. Computer science graduate Grant Douglas, alongside Industrial Designer at 4c Design, Mark Penver, created the remarkable S’up Spoon to aid those with shaky hands as a result of cerebral ... Read More »
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