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Factsheets

DLF's Factsheets provide general advice about things to consider when choosing a wide range of daily living equipment, including bath lifts and bath seats, stairlifts, walk-in showers, household gadgets, communications aids and more.
Full list of Factsheets

Full list of Factsheets

See a complete list of our Factsheets covering many different topics.

Childrens game with big pieces

Children's equipment

Advice on choosing mobility equipment, toys and games and daily living equipment for disabled children.

Large handled cutlery

About the home

Advice about a wide range of household products for every room of the home including your bathroom, toilet, kitchen and stairs.

A walking frame

Mobility

Advice about choosing scooters and buggies, wheelchairs and walking equipment.

Professionals being trained to use a hoist for moving and handling

Moving and handling people 

Advice about choosing overhead or mobile hoists.

Childrens game with big pieces

Equipment for the heavier person

Advice about choosing equipment for the heavier person, including beds, chairs, bathing and mobility equipment.

Shoe with easy fastening

Clothing and footwear

Advice about types of clothing and footwear for people with a range of special needs.

Telephone with large buttons

Communication aids, telecoms and alarms

Advice about choosing communication aids, telecare gadgets and easy-to-use telephones.

Sign pointing to useful services to help with disability such as money, carers, age and law

Sources of further information

Details of other useful organisations.

People looking at daily living products in a shop

Suppliers and sources of funding

Information on where you can obtain equipment and sources of funding if you need financial help.

Angry man on telephone

Making a complaint

Advice on how to make a complaint about equipment or services.

Person in a wheelchair

Disability advice

General advice on disability awareness.

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