Living made easy has a section dedicated to children's wheelchair and accessories with advice. If you are not sure and would like to speak to someone you could contact our Helpine on 0845 130 9177,...
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Living made easy has a section dedicated to children's wheelchair and accessories with advice. If you are not sure and would like to speak to someone you could contact our Helpine on 0845 130 9177,...
You could try and contact your local Remap panel to see if one of their volunteers is able to help reassemble the bath lift. However, they may not be willing to do this because of it involving...
Here is an impartial list of software for alternative computer input which includes the above mentioned speech to text software
The charity IT Can Help may be of assistance...
Hi tac
Most of these are activated by triggers worn on the person. Some people find that it is a little undignified to wear a pendant cord around the neck but some companies offer alternatives...
Look at the following sections for lightweight and portable scooters:
http://www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk/mobility%20and%20walking/class-2-scooters-with-fold-down-tiller-2110-p/
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There is general information on charging batteries on p.24 of our factsheet on powered wheelchairs ;
http://www.dlf.org.uk/factsheets/Choosing_a_powered_wheelchair_sponsored.pdf
You might...
You could try and contact the following organisations, they may be able to help you.
Adapt-ability - (North East) - Freephone - 0800 0925 092.
Mobility Aids Guide - 0191 520 8880
You may find this Sources of second hand equipment factsheet useful.
You might find it useful to talk to a reputable manufacturer of such equipment to find out more about their safe use.
The two companies below are members of BHTA (British Healthcare Trades...
Two free exhibitions coming up, both showcasing technology, support and services for people who are blind or visually impaired:
University of York, York 4th October 2012 - Details can be found at...
To attach a file to your post, you need to be using the main 'New Post' or 'New Thread' page and not 'Quick Reply'. To use the main 'New Post' page, click the 'Post Reply' button in the relevant...
Dear all
Please note that we have revised our forum policy based on feedback from users. We no longer allow students, professionals or anyone else to request people to take part in research,...
Thought people might be interested in this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/19/birmingham-council-cut-disabled-care-unlawful
DLF Team
The Guardian has a number of articles about the Hardest Hit march yesterday - feel free to discuss the march here if you attended (or even if you didn't)
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Hi Lighttouch
Actually our unique web stats are a bit better than that - for example yesterday 'Living made easy' had over 2,600 visitors and nearly 2,500 unique visits so it's quite a high % of...
Thanks for the feedback. I've asked our data administration team to contact the manufacturer.
With regards to our information, DLF did not buy the suppliers list from anyone - it is our own data...
Not at the moment but I will pass on the feedback to our Head of Training. Depending on where you live, there may be other centres that can help? Quite a lot of 'Independent Living Centres' run...
National charity DLF has launched three new sections in its impartial advice and information website on daily living equipment ‘Living made easy’ (www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk) and will be showing them...
Thought you might be interested in the following website:
http://thehardesthit.wordpress.com/
It's a campaign created by the Disability Benefits Coalition, a national coalition of over 40...
Make sure to check out the useful resources listed here - not sure if they will be relevant but some of them might do
http://www.youreable.com/forums/showthread.php/111-Useful-resources
DLF team
DLF has recently introduced several training courses designed to teach carers important basic skills in areas such as moving and handling. Please click on the course name for detailed course...
DLF is a national charity that specialises in advising older and disabled people, their familes and carers about equipment - this has been our main focus of work for over 40 years and is why people...
Thought people here might find this interesting:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/23/disability-protests-benefit-cuts-remote-offensive
In response to the original question DLF operates two separate forums - this forum, Youreable, a support service for disabled people, and DLF's main forum specifically on equipment (which is DLF's...
Older and disabled people, their carers and healthcare professionals searching for daily living equipment can now find out where they can buy in their local area through DLF’s advice and information...
