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the place
for impartial information about products and services to help with mobility and independence.
Whoever you are - OT, physio or other health professional, family carer, individual with a
disability, we can provide the advice you need.
What's New
- New Fusion 600 height adjustable care bath from Kingkraft
- 15.05 Newsletter - Dementia, Positive Paralympic Legacy, Care Bill and more
- The Essential Guide to Avoiding Dementia, by Mary Jordan. Read our editor's review
- Bright new Rainbow care bed from Bakare
- Legal Challenge to PIP Given Go-Ahead
- Guest Blog: The story of tellJoan - using technology to manage dementia
- The Podcast: WAVs - from the driver's seat!
- Obesity Epidemic and Home Mobility solutions
- Nutrition Blogspot - the Food/Drug War Zone
- The Right to Die - should people have to fight for it?
- The story behind WOW Petition - fighting the government's war on welfare
- Most convenient ramped access for WAVs?
- Pricing of Disability Goods - latest comments
- Life's Lessons - we can all learn from them!
- Charity Pay - is it too high?
Latest topics in our forum:
Advice Centre
Living with a disability; caring for someone who cannot live independently; bringing up a disabled child - the Advice Centre has information on benefits, legislation, keeping warm and well, fall prevention, generally coping with being a carer.
Independent Living Newsletter
Our regular free newsletter highlights the latest developments of interest to health and social care professionals, family carers and disabled individuals, including new products and services, changes in legislation, etc. You can read the current and archived issues online here, and sign up to receive your own copy by email here
