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Welcome to our blog, your one-stop resource for news, features and resources for living life to the fullest. View our articles on the latest mobility products and features with disability bloggers.

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Appointments With Your Doctor In The New “Normal”

How can we access healthcare services during a pandemic?

October 1, 2020

Coronavirus Or A Cold?

Coronavirus Or A Cold?

There’s a lot of confusion between the symptoms of normal bugs that everyone gets at this time of year, and the symptoms of coronavirus. So, how do you tell if it is coronavirus or a cold?

September 24, 2020

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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

A selection of bedpans that are available for sale on the Ability Superstore website

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

What Is A Mobility Aid?

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?

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

What Type of Laundry Bag Do You Need?

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

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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

Tips For Wearing Face Masks

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

Various PPE (2 masks and a glove) are shown on seaweed by the sea. The items look used and thrown away

PPE And Plastic Pollution

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!

August 20, 2020

Three different wheelchairs, as well as some wheelchair bags, drink holders and a umbrella that are all for sale on the Ability Superstore website

The History Of The Wheelchair

Through the years, people of all ages have used wheelchairs and here’s a little bit of history about them.

August 3, 2020

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The History Of The Zimmer Frame

A walking aid like a Zimmer frame can change your life! But did you know of it's origins?

June 29, 2020

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How To Make Your Bathroom More Accessible

Let us help you make the smallest room in the house one of the safest.

June 26, 2020

A Tri-walker and one Rollator that's available on the Ability Superstore website

What’s the Difference Between a Tri-walker and a Rollator?

Do you need some form of walking aid and find the choice overwhelming? Here's a quick guide to help make a decision.

June 25, 2020

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Keeping Safe In These Uncertain Times – Your Guide To PPE

Your guide to common PPE (personal protective equipment) items.

May 15, 2020

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Top 5 Intergenerational Activities

Our top five activities for fun across the generations.

June 12, 2019

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10 Ways to Make Your Home Accessible at Christmas

Our essential products for an accessible Christmas.

December 4, 2018

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Seiichi Miyake and the Tenji Block for the visually impaired

We take a look at Seiichi Miyake, the Japenese inventor of tactile paving slabs that help the visually impaired navigate public spaces.

July 16, 2018

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Top Disability Bloggers

Find out about our top 10 disability bloggers

June 22, 2018

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5 Ways to Make Your Business More Accessible

Guest post by Invalifts on disability-friendly businesses

June 22, 2018