A disabled toilet alarm is a long red pull cord found in accessible toilets that can be used to ask for help in an emergency. So why are they needed, and what happens when they are tied up? Why are disabled toilet alarm cords important? A disabled toilet alarm system is required in all disabled […]

Disabled care may seem both daunting and straightforward. Quite paradoxically, it often is. In this short guide, we’ll discuss ways to bias this process towards ‘straightforward’, easy and safe. For everyone involved. Before we dive in the details, one important – even crucial – thing to understand is that, while caring for a person with […]

It’s easy to think  that all good things must somehow be complicated, big, heavy, expensive, or hard to achieve. Luckily, the truth is often quite opposite, and joy can and does come from little things. If you have mobility issues, one of these things are toilet frames, definitely. A toilet frame is a beautifully simple […]

You know what’s a beautiful thought? Whatever your problem may be, somebody has probably already found a solution to it. Or, at the very least, a way to lessen the problem. One such solution to a deceptively serious problem is a device called an oxygen concentrator. If you’re wondering what an oxygen concentrator is, a […]

Whether you’re a driver or not, it’s not much of a secret that driving is a very complex task, both mentally and physically. It’s no different for disabled drivers, but we do have a whole lot of unique challenges to overcome, even before we sit behind the wheel. To be completely honest, I’m not a […]

If aids were some sort of inanimate influencers, wheelchairs would surely be the top influencing dog. Not far behind in this popularity pageant are scooters, beds and lifters. However, there is one unsung hero of this aid world. Forever humble, yet unparalleled in its simplicity and versatility – meet the rollator. Rollator or walker? Let’s […]

There are many things we all take for granted. In fact, almost everything we consider a part of our daily routine is taken for granted most of the time. Folks with disabilities – we never think much about our day-to-day stuff no matter how testing it may be. At least not until we put it […]

The end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century have brought us many technological marvels. Of course, much of the said technology is often slow to find its way to our hands, but ultimately most of it does end up enriching our everyday lives. That’s why we can now have, among other […]

Disability signs come in various shapes, sizes and colors, and almost every type of disability or group of disabilities has its own symbol. However, one disability sign speaks accessibility above all others, as it’s become one of our strongest advocates. When talking about diversity of disability signs, we must mention the crossed-out ear and crossed-out […]

Robert makes a modest living on the shores of Lake Victoria – when passengers arrive in Buikwe by boat, he carries their luggage on his back Uganda is located in Eastern Africa, West of Kenya and East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in the heart of the Great Lakes region, and […]