Style And Sustenance: Why Adapted Cutlery Makes For Easier Mealtimes
Of all the tools humans have invented, cutlery is among the most commonly used. From everyday cutlery to adapted ones, design really is everything.
September 19, 2020
Disabilities and Loneliness: How Sense Is Working To Tackle These Issues
The disabilities charity Sense has committed to tackling isolation and loneliness. But what exactly does this mean?
September 19, 2020
Are You Sitting Comfortably? Hints and Tips For Working from Home
With around half the UK workforce still working from home in September 2020, we run through some basics to consider.
September 18, 2020
What Do The Terms ‘Disability Aids’ And ‘Mobility Aids’ Mean?
The terms ‘disability aids’ and ‘mobility aids’ are often used to describe the same things, but is there a difference?
September 11, 2020
Sitting Pretty – A Short History Of Bedpans
From pewter to plastic, medical history to politics, we dive headfirst into the history of bedpans (well, not literally), paying homage to an item that rarely gets the recognition it deserves.
September 10, 2020
Know Your Numbers! Week
It is thankfully, nothing to do with division, long division, fractions, or algebra. Know Your Numbers! Week is all about high blood pressure, let us explain what it all means and what you can do to join in!
September 8, 2020
The Benefits Of Owning A Pet
As any pet owner will confirm, having a pet around provides a multitude of benefits to both a person’s mental and physical health and well-being.
September 4, 2020
International Day of Charity
5 September is International Day of Charity. But, in a world of international days such as Penguin Awareness Day (are we not all aware of penguins already?) what makes International Day of Charity such a worthy cause?
September 4, 2020
Walking Sticks Are A Symbol Of Strength And Style
Far from being symbols of reduced mobility, walking sticks and canes can also display wealth, status, and show off our inner fashionista!
September 3, 2020
What Are The Best Walking Sticks For Countryside Walks?
With the UK slowly emerging from lockdown, more of us are starting to plan walks. And, if you could do with a little extra help, it’s important to choose the right walking stick for you.
August 31, 2020
What Is A Mobility Aid?
If you search ‘mobility aids’ on Google, you will notice the results are so varied that you could literally spend days reading about mobility aids. So, today we are going to try to make life simpler and find out exactly what is a mobility aid?
August 29, 2020
What Is A Face Mask?
With the news, this week, that secondary school pupils in some areas in England will have to wear face masks in certain parts of their schools when they go back in September, now is as good a time as any to answer a question we have seen asked often, what is a face mask?
August 28, 2020
How Do We Get More People With Mobility Issues Cycling?
Initiatives such as the Cyclescheme are for everyone. How can we encourage more of us onto a bike?
August 27, 2020
What Type of Laundry Bag Do You Need?
Coronavirus has changed all our lives and personal protective equipment, or PPE, and laundry bags have been in short supply. So, what type of laundry bag do you need?
August 26, 2020
Who Are The British Healthcare Trade Association?
If you have ever seen the BHTA logo on our mobility aids website or on other health care and disability aids sites, you may have wondered what they do and who they are.
August 26, 2020
What Is The Relationship Between Autism And Sensory Processing Disorder – How You Can Help
Sensory Processing Disorder affects some people with autism. Sensory aids from companies like Chewigem can make a huge difference.
August 25, 2020
How Do You Make Shopping Less Stressful?
Going shopping can be quite tricky with face masks and then trying to keep socially distant too. So, how can you make shopping in current times slightly less stressful?
August 24, 2020
Tips For Wearing Face Masks
Here is a handy guide providing a few tips on how to wear a face mask correctly. Hopefully this will help you feel slightly more comfortable and safer when you are out and about.
August 21, 2020
PPE And Plastic Pollution
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!
August 20, 2020
Losing That Lockdown Look!
Why is it that no one ever dare greets you with, ‘My God, haven’t you got fat?’, and yet have no compunction in telling you that you’ve always been ‘ridiculously thin’?
August 20, 2020