Assistive AI Updates

WHO/Europe has introduced a new data dashboard on the European Health Information Gateway, providing streamlined access to information and evidence related to assistive technology (AT) policies and services. The tool enables users to explore country-specific data and emerging trends, supporting stakeholders in gaining a clearer understanding of the AT landscape across Europe and fostering…

Foundations and The Occupational Therapy Service are now offering in-house Trusted DFG Assessor Training for local authorities, home improvement agencies, and housing associations. This builds on Foundations’ open course dates for Trusted DFG Assessor Training, after which the organisation received lots of enquiries to deliver the training in-house for a large cohort of learners.…

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has announced that its Chief Executive, Kathryn Smith, received her Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal at a prestigious investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle on 13 May 2025. Kathryn was awarded the honour for Services to Social Care in His Majesty The…

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations has transformed how brands create content, design digital experiences, and interact with customers. Companies now use AI tools to build websites, generate marketing copy, edit videos, automate customer support, and streamline countless other processes that once required intensive human labor.

Motability Operations has unveiled a pioneering passenger wheelchair-accessible electric demonstrator car to encourage car manufacturers to seize an opportunity to ensure that the transition to electric vehicles does not leave behind wheelchair users. The car, named eVITA, was designed and assembled in Britain in collaboration with design studio CALLUM, using unique insights from disabled…

A House of Lords debate on 1 May 2025 laid bare the serious challenges facing amputees in England, particularly with regard to access to prosthetic care through the NHS. The House of Lords debated the following question in Parliament: “Lord Mackinlay of Richborough (Conservative) to ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking…