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Featured Case Studies
Page turner
Karis is a bright and intelligent little girl who loves to read but with very little movement in her fingers she is unable to turn the .......more
Letter Opener
Esther, an independent-minded young lady in her thirties with motor neurone disease, is steadily losing dexterity and the strength in her limbs .......more
Kitchen Stool
Peter A is a man in his forties who, as a result of polio, needs crutches to walk. To use his kitchen he had a stool which he ‘walked’ round the ........more
Remap Useful Links
DEMAND - Design and Manufacture for Disability
A charity established in 1980, creates unique items of furniture and equipment for people of all ages
Disabled Living Centres Council (DLCC)
The Disabled Living Centres Council (DLCC) is the lead organisation for a national network of 50 disabled living centres providing free and impartial advice on the complete range of disability equipment
The National Rehabilitation Centre for the Paralysed
The National Rehabilitation Centre for the Paralysed uses exercise therapy to help hundreds of people with conditions such as spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, stroke, brain damage and others to regain function and improve their quality of life
MERU
MERU (Medical Engineering Resource Unit)
is a unique English Charity, using engineering skills
to assist, and enhance the lives of children with disabilities
BIME
BIME is a design and development charity in healthcare and disability
The Rowan Organisation
The Rowan Organisation is an organisation of disabled people which provides disabled people with access to information, services and resources in order to increase their opportunity for independence and enable them to make informed choices about their future
Sportability
Sportability is a British registered charity which provides sporting and adventurous activities for people with all forms of paralysis
Activities include everything from Archery to Canoeing, Gliding to Shooting, Quad-biking to Scuba-Diving, Land-yachting, Falconry and Fishing. The ethos of the organisation is to take the 'dis' out of disability and inspire the thought - "If I can do this, what else can I achieve?"
Patron - Kelly Holmes
AbilityNet
Their advice, factsheets, assessments, training and assistive technology helped over 300,000 people with disabilities in 2004
Disabled Workers
Co-operative
A not-for-profit organisation that helps disabled people to help themselves
Limbless Association
Helping limbless individuals of all ages achieve maximum mobility and independence
BLESMA
British Limbless Ex-Service Men's
Association
Douglas Bader Foundation
Helping children and adult amputees and others with disabilities
RICABILITY
Publishers of practical, actionable and unbiased guides for older and disabled consumers based on thorough professional research
RIFTON
Adaptive equipment
for people with disabilities
DisabledGo
DisabledGo provides free detailed access information for disabled people across the UK