Stroke patients who have difficulty walking may soon benefit from an invention developed in the United States. A team of researchers has created a soft robotic ‘exosuit’ to help patients walk around with confidence. A …
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Need a wheelchair? then pay for it yourself
There has been a fourfold increase in the number of people forced to use a crowdfunding site to buy their wheelchair. Kelly Palmer, 38, says, “I feel like a prisoner who every now and again is …
Continue readingLondon Mayor, Sadiq Khan talks to us
We asked Sadiq Khan how he would make London a better place for disabled people: At the heart of my campaign is my desire to be a Mayor for all Londoners – and that extends …
Continue readingDisabled woman became ‘recluse in her own home’
A disabled woman became a recluse in her own home after Government cut her benefit despite worsening condition it is claimed. Trudy Appleby says she was left relying on food banks after Government cuts saw her …
Continue readingMencap says it will face crisis if forced to pay minimum wage
Charites and some Care Organisations could be facing a collective Bill of over£400 million if Minimum Wage back payments are enforced. The problem stems from overnight payments to Care Workers which usually amounted to between …
Continue readingDementia: one in three cases go un-diagnosed
Doctors are failing to detect dementia in hundreds of thousands of patients, a major study has found. It suggests a third of those affected by the illness do not realise it because they have not …
Continue readingI’ll get one million claimants off disability benefit and into work
Ian in Duncan Smith says he will get one million claimants off disability benefit and into work. In his first major speech since the general election, the ‘Work and Pensions Secretary’ is vowing to tackle …
Continue readingThe new £10 note – raised dots help the visually impaired
When the new £10 note is issued on 14 September 2017 the public will be able to feel the the features which will help people who are visually impaired. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the …
Continue readingDisabled man turns his electric wheelchair into a mobile disco
A man with celebral palsy who was “tired of people staring” at him has transformed his electric wheelchair into a mobile disco. Lee Kingsberry now loves the positive reaction he receives when he is out …
Continue readingRail firms that fail on disability should lose franchise – thinktank
Rail firms that fail on disability should lose franchise – thinktank Tory group sets out vision for human rights after Brexit, including call to remain in the European court of human rights Rail operators should …
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