RNIB launches fully accessible ‘ready to go’ computer range
Blind and partially sighted people can now buy from a range of new accessible computers, products which come ready loaded with either JAWS or MAGic…
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New computer-controlled prosthetic leg launched to help thousands of amputees
New technology helps amputees feel secure again World-leading prosthetic manufacturer Ottobock, has launched a new technologically advanced prosthetic leg designed specifically for people with low…
First UK user receives world’s most lifelike bionic hand
Formula 1 inspires bionic breakthrough as most anatomically accurate hand delivers unrivalled level of precision and natural movements for young female users A congenital amputee…
RSLSteeper pioneers world’s leading device for switch accessing Apple products
RSLSteeper, the UK’s leading provider of assistive technology products and services, has launched Perrero+, the world’s leading device for switch accessing iOS technology. In recent…
Sport and Technology to Take Centre Stage
The company behind the world’s first hands free robotic exoskeleton (REX) will be among the guest speakers at a technology and sports symposium in Louth…
Tech-Care Event Is A Resounding Success
Innovative care providers who help to improve the lives of disabled people held its hi-tech AGM this week to resounding success, at the Glasgow Science…
Latest Technology Arrives At Care Home
Bupa’s Balcarres Care Home, in Dundee, has helped residents to keep their minds active by installing Wi-Fi – allowing them to use the latest devices…
Glasgow conference explores how technolgy can transform the lives of blind people
‘SMART’ glasses that maximise the remaining vision of partially sighted people, shoes with vibrating sensors that guide the wearer in a certain direction, and a…
Charity set to use pioneering technology to support challenge event fundraisers
National learning disabilities charity, Hft, is employing a pioneering new technology to empower their fundraisers to capitalise on spontaneous donations instantly. The charity, whose central…
Student Audio Design Sparks Memories
Residents at Bupa’s Balcarres Care Home in Dundee have played a key role in developing an audio invention that could benefit millions of people with…
Disabled entrepreneur creates ‘call for help’ app
Ahead of world health day celebrations (April 7th), north-west wheel chair user Rob Winstanley has used his own experience of emergencies to create and launch…
The world’s first ‘Woof to Wash’ washing machine
Two year-old golden Labrador Duffy, a specialist assistance dog trained by national charity Support Dogs, will be demonstrating the revolutionary machine at the organisation’s headquarters….
Flagship technology bestows the power of speech
The first speech recognition aid to give a voice to people with severe speech impairment is the flagship technology on display today [19 November] at…
Blind and partially sighted technology beginners encouraged to ‘Switch on’
This November the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is helping technology beginners to switch on and learn the basics. RNIB’s Switch on to…
Disabled people still face digital divide, says report
The potential for mainstream technology to transform the lives of the 11 million disabled people in the UK remains largely untapped, according to disability charity…