Major mobilty study launched
17/02/2011
The Office of Fair Trading has formally launched its market study into mobility aids, following consultation on its scope.
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Office of Fair Trading announces study into sale of mobility aids
The OFT has announced that it intends to launch a market study into mobility aids, examining matters such as whether consumers are well informed and treated fairly, and whether the industry is competitive.
Scoot your way to safer travel
Without proper training and information mobility scooter and power chair users can be a danger to themselves and to others.
Camden Council’s ScootAbility service has rolled into action, with support from Transport for London, the Department for Transport and NHS Camden’s Wheelchair Service, to produce a DVD designed to help people throughout the country who use mobility vehicles negotiate the streets more safely. One in five people either use, or know someone who uses a mobility vehicle.
Motability car keeps Coronation Street star on the road
A disabled actress from ITV’s Coronation Street has praised disability charity Motability for the difference it makes to the lives of disabled people across the UK.
New guide to UN convention on disability rights - but will they be implemented in the UK?
A new guide to the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons (UNCRDP) has been published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission today.
Living aids - at the touch of a button
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The last few years have seen a revolution in the way that living and mobility aids have not only gone up in quality and down in price, but also become far more accessible to purchase. The choice available through mobility shops is always going to be restricted, often old- fashioned - and you can also be paying premium prices.
We look at some of the products available - by phone or online - from leading supplier Homecare from The Consortium.
Getting a fair deal on living and mobility aids
More and more of us are depending upon mobility and living aids to enable us to remain independent in our homes.The Government is also trying to persuade us to stay in our homes for longer. But Ray Hodgkinson, who heads up the The British Healthcare Trades Association, has major concerns that the current system for getting the products people need is deeply flawed.
More parking problems for Blue Badge holders
A number of councils across the UK have removed the free concession for Blue Badge holders - and in doing so have stopped some disabled people from parking in their council-run car parks. By Mature Times editor Tony Watts.
EU aims to class Mobility scooters in the same catgory as a racing car
Grant-giving charity Elizabeth Finn Care, along with The Mobility Bureau, are appealing for common sense this week, as the EU are set to make law a reclassification Regulation, which will see the European Union’s Customs Code Committee classify a mobility scooter in the same league as a Formula 1 racing car.
More Get Up and Go at Mobility Roadshow
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It might be something as simple as a stiff neck that can hamper safe driving, or an arthritic condition that makes hopping in and out of vehicles more difficult, but as we grow older mobility problems are not uncommon.
Mobility aids go on sale in nation's supermarkets
A mini revolution is taking place within the ‘mobility sector’. From this month, the millions of people who rely on ‘living aids’ such as wheelchairs, walking sticks and urine bottles will not have to buy them on prescription, off the internet or through a specialist store. They’ll be on the supermarket shelves at over 75 Asda stores.
Calling all disabled drivers of sports cars
Who says you have to stay in the slow lane simply because you drive a car adapted for disability? The UK's annual mobility and independent lifestyle event, the Mobility Roadshow, is calling on disabled drivers of adapted high performance, sports or classic cars to share their motoring passion and experiences with other disabled drivers - with a stunning feature line-up planned as a special attraction for 2009.
Tanni Grey-Thompson: shaping a new future for wheelchair fashion
Tony Watts meets one of our most outstanding athletes in recent decades: Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson to talk about sport, mobility - and fashion.
60+ or disabled? Then claim your discount!
Many people are losing out financially because they are unaware that certain goods and services are cheaper if they are 60 or over or have a disability. Value Added Tax (VAT) is charged at 17.5% on most goods and services, but some things have no VAT - or it is charged at a reduced rate - to people who identify themselves as qualifying for the discount.
Meet the Motability team at Naidex 2008
Staff from Motability, the UKs leading car scheme for disabled people, will be attending Naidex 2008 at the NEC, Birmingham. Naidex is the UKs largest event for homecare, disability and rehabilitation, and runs from Tuesday 29th April to Thursday 1st May.
