Sarah Sarsby

3 weeks ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

Technology giant Apple has announced new and powerful accessibility features coming later this year, which are designed to make Apple products easier to use and more inclusive for people. Headline features include providing detailed information about accessibility features within games and apps, a magnifier app for people with sight loss, and a full-featured braille note taker.

3 weeks ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

Lifelites has announced the seven winning projects which will each receive £25,000 worth of transformative assistive technology to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary. The Lifelites 25 Community Programme was launched to extend the charity’s impact to organisations that have never previously worked with them. Lifelites provides assistive and sensory technology to every children’s hospice in the UK and Ireland.

3 weeks ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEHKL) Charity has donated £23,000 worth of assistive technology equipment that will help patients at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust with their stroke rehabilitation. LiteGait is an assistive device that safely harnesses those with mobility issues allowing them to walk independently on a treadmill.

3 weeks ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

Job Title: Mobility Team Leader Location: Field Based Reporting to: Head of Neuromobility Line reports: N/A Job Purpose/Scope To service Ottobock's existing clinical and professional…

3 weeks ago | attoday.co.uk | Sarah Sarsby

TSA, the national advisory body for the technology-enabled care (TEC) sector, has launched a new campaign to change the story of TEC, shifting the focus from devices and equipment to the impact it has on people’s lives. The ‘Everyday TEC’ campaign was prompted by a study examining what people want from TEC. Social policy researcher Dr Sarah Alden found a lack of understanding and awareness about TEC among people, families, and unpaid carers.