Where AI Meets Inclusion
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€23m funding for home adaptations will ensure people in Ireland continue to live independently
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The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the Republic of Ireland has announced €23 million funding for local authorities to carry out adaptations, extensions, and other improvements to their existing social housing stock. This Disabled Persons Grant will ensure homes are adapted to allow older and disabled people continue living independently. This…
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Spending Review: Key points for the assistive tech sector
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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves Yesterday (11 June 2025), Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves presented her Spending Review to Parliament. The Spending Review 2025 sets departmental budgets for day‑to‑day spending until 2028‑29 and until 2029‑30 for capital investment, which is referred to as the Spending Review period. Below, AT Today has highlighted…
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LGA calls for urgent increase in number of council-employed OTs to achieve government health goals
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Ahead of the Spending Review today, the Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for urgent action to boost the number of occupational therapists (OTs) employed by councils to increase community wellbeing, promote independence, and achieve government health goals. Currently only seven percent of OTs work in councils, though if this were increased, the LGA…
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Mobility aid return scheme helps Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust save £70k each year
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The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is calling on the local community to return unused mobility aids, including crutches and Zimmer frames, to help ensure patients have access to essential support for their recovery. Thousands of mobility equipment items are handed out by the trust to help patients to recover each year, but only…
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고용노동부, “기술이 선사한 장애인의 새로운 일상!” 제20회 보조공학기기 박람회에서 만나다! – 코리아타임뉴스
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고용노동부, “기술이 선사한 장애인의 새로운 일상!” 제20회 보조공학기기 박람회에서 만나다! 코리아타임뉴스
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Case study: Personalised LEGO prosthetic fitted by specialist enablement centre helps Tobi thrive
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The Portsmouth Enablement Centre, which is run by Steeper Group in partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals University (PHU) NHS Trust, is helping people with limb loss gain independence and confidence by creating bespoke prosthetic limbs. A specialist team at the centre works with patients to personalise the design and finish of patients’ prosthetic devices. Patients…
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Design event to honour hearing aid jewellery brand to celebrate a new way of seeing hearing loss
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Hearing device jewellery brand Deafmetal is being honoured at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for its new exhibition, Design and Disability, which celebrates the radical contributions of disabled, deaf, and neurodiverse creatives to global design culture. The Design and Disability exhibition at the V&A runs through 2025. Deafmetal says its inclusion marks…