A combined service has been created in Devon to provide care and support for people with Parkinson’s disease. The group, Healthcare for People with Parkinson’s, has relocated a number of services to the Mount Gould Local Care Centre in Plymouth. Two specialist consultants, two nurses and a team of therapists will work at the centre. [...]
Disabled people are being urged to get involved with a groundbreaking new project that aims to monitor the UN Convention on the Rights of Peoples with Disabilities. Disability Rights Watch UK has launched a new website which provides ideas, hints and tips for ways in which disabled people and their families can submit their stories [...]
Healthcare provider Simplyhealth has opened a new independent living store in Leeds, offering a wide range of mobility products, daily living aids and specialist footwear. Managing Director Kevin Snowball said: “Within the shop we will be offering specialist advice and equipment to aid individuals with activities in and outside of their home. Visitors will be [...]
The Life Opportunities Survey published by the Office for National Statistics shows that there is still a ‘massive’ disparity between the life opportunities enjoyed by disabled and non-disabled people, according to the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability. The charity’s Acting Director of Policy and Campaigns, Guy Parckar, said. “The survey really highlights what the impact of [...]
A new internet-based information exchange, launched in November, is helping disabled people find products and services to boost their independence. MySignpost.co.uk is a user-friendly ‘community hub’ where people with physical impairments and mental health issues, and their carers, can locate what they need to promote their independence and involvement in the community. MySignpost was set [...]
National charity DLF has added three new areas to its impartial advice and information website on daily living equipment, Living made easy. The new sections provide advice on equipment for toileting, walking and standing and eating and drinking. In addition, DLF has added new areas to the kitchen and household section, including pick up and [...]
A Scottish council has scooped the first ever TSA National Crystal Award, which was announced during the National Telecare and Telehealth Conference in December. Renfrewshire Council – Care 24 was judged the best of 20 entries for an award developed to recognise excellence within the telecare and telehealth industry. Judged on criteria of benefits for [...]
The Spanish city of Avila, best known for its medieval walls, has won the first-ever European Commission Access●City Award, a new annual honour which aims to celebrate efforts to improve accessibility in the urban environment enable equal participation in the city’s life by disabled people. The Access●City Award aims to promote accessibility initiatives in European [...]
TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, WE PRESENT AN INSPIRING STORY FROM CENTRAL AMERICA It could be the worst place in the world to live if you’re disabled. In the Central American nation of Guatemala, many disabled people – who make up some 14% of the population – live isolated lives hidden [...]
Charity Leonard Cheshire Disability is launching a new book, Poverty and Disability, on Friday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The book aims to change policy and practice towards the inclusion of disabled people in the developing world. In some African countries, unemployment rates for disabled people are as high as 90%, while in [...]
