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BUYING A WAV
It’s an important decision and with so many options available, it’s not necessarily an easy one. To help you make an informed choice, here are a...
ARE SMART VEHICLES ENOUGH?
If human error is, in fact, responsible for over 90% of serious road accidents then it seems reasonable to surmise that an autonomous vehicle is...
RESEARCHING ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
A new collaboration between Motability and Coventry University’s National Transport Design Centre is set to begin research into accessible...
ARE AVs GAME CHANGERS?
With any emerging technology one of the biggest questions people always have is whether or not it is trustworthy, and though driverless cars or...
MEASURING ACCESS TO TECH
In 2018, the World Health Assembly requested the World Health Organisation (WHO), using international experience and best available scientific...
MAKING CHARGE POINTS ACCESSIBLE
One way to increase the uptake of electric vehicles, moving forward, is to make charging them as frictionless as possible at public charge...
WHEELCHAIR FITS INTO OVERHEAD BAGGAGE
The founder of Revolve Air, Andrea Mocellin, has developed a foldable wheelchair the size of which is reduced by 60% when compact, and can fit...
CITY SMARTS
In a world increasingly connected by smart tech, from devices to appliances to transport, it seems inevitable that in time the technology will be...
INCLUSION IN SPACE
The European Space Agency (ESA), in its first recruitment drive in 10 years, is looking to increase diversity by hiring disabled people and more...
ACCESSIBLE SNOW SPORTS
Skiing has long been a beloved sporting activity for many, and its popularity has driven a rise in what’s known as adaptive skiing....
REMOTE LEARNING AND ASSISTIVE TECH
With home schooling the current norm, assistive technologies are instrumental in remote learning. Home schooling can be challenging enough, but...
MOTABILITY SCHEME ADAPTATIONS
Besides the obvious practical advantages of maintaining independence, driving can often have a positive effect on confidence and enjoyment. If...