The shocking results of a survey carried out by the national disabled motorists` charity Mobilise has shown that the health of disabled people is being put at risk by a lack of appropriate parking at healthcare facilities.

Counsel and Care, the national charity getting the best care and support for older people, their families and carers, has teamed up with the online emergency database Contact4Me to provide a new online mobility aids shop.

A man who suddenly became disabled last year and was shocked at the price of aid products from retail outlets has set up an innovative website called Disable Aid for disabled people to help each other.

Did you know there is an Attendance Allowance available for people aged 65 or over who are ill or disabled and need help with personal care or supervision? If you, or the person you care for, are ill or have a disability, then you may well be entitled to assistance. Age Concern is urging everyone to claim what is rightfully theirs.

BT researchers have used Nintendo "Wii" style technology to develop a device for laptops that removes the need for a keyboard or mouse as part of their Age and Disability Research programme.

 Mobility scooters have restored freedom to more than 150,000 people in the UK; and now a new, purpose-built trailer called a Freedom Carrier hopes to extend that freedom even further by providing safe transport for shopping.

Steve Whitmore developed the Freedom Carrier after his wife, Zelda, developed multiple sclerosis. He became concerned about the often dangerous practice of hanging shopping bags on the handlebars of her mobility scooter, so he developed a robust watertight trailer that suits almost every make of mobility scooter - and can accommodate up to six carrier bags.

For the first time, older and disabled people and their carers and families are able to make informed choices about walk-in baths, showers and grab rails thanks to “Bathing made easy”, a new free service from leading charity the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF).