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DLF listed as Number One Disability Help and Information website in the Good Website Guide 2008
6th June 2008
National
charity the Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)’s website
(www.dlf.org.uk)
has been ranked Number One in The Top Ten Disability Help
and Information websites in the Good Website Guide 2008.
The DLF’s website is described as an “excellent site”. It contains information about equipment that can help older and disabled people lead active and independent lives. The site features almost 50 factsheets on topics ranging from ‘Choosing equipment to get up and down the stairs’ to ‘Choosing a scooter or buggy’, plus links to hundreds of self help groups and useful organisations. Unique features of the site include DLF’s award-winning self assessment tool, AskSARA. AskSARA invites you to enter information about yourself and your environment and then, based on your answers, gives you a detailed report full of useful advice and product suggestions. Recently relaunched, it won the Independent Living Category at the National eWell-Being Awards 2008 and received a commendation at the ICT Hub Awards 2008 in the Most Innovative Use of ICT category.
Nicole Penn-Symons, Chief Executive of the DLF, says “We are delighted to have been ranked the Number One disability website by this respected publication. The public needs access to reliable information from a source it can trust. This year DLF plans to make more of our impartial equipment data freely available on the internet for public use, following the success of our existing websites for bathing (www.bathingmadeeasy.com) and telecare (www.telecaremadeeasy.com)”.
Further information and images
Contact Hugh Dobie, Marketing Officer, Disabled Living Foundation on tel 020 7289 6111 ext 211 or email hugh.dobie@dlf.org.uk
Notes for editors
The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) is a national charity that has been the leading provider of impartial advice and information on equipment for older and disabled people for nearly 40 years. DLF’s information is disseminated through a wide range of services:
Healthcare professionals can benefit from DLF Data, the UK’s only comprehensive and up-to-date database of daily living equipment and assistive technology, as well as an extensive Training Programme including a variety of bespoke courses. The DLF also hosts the Moving & Handling People conference, an annual event in 3 parts comprising an exhibition, workshops and plenary sessions.
Members of the public can utilise its Helpline service, which responds to up to 25,000 enquiries a year, or try products out at its Equipment Demonstration Centre in London, one of the largest in the UK.
The DLF also provides a range of online services at www.dlf.org.uk, including:
- Free factsheets giving advice on a wide range of topics about disability and mobility products and choosing equipment for older and disabled people.
- AskSARA, (www.asksara.org.uk), an online self assessment tool that allows people to easily obtain useful advice and information on products that could help them.
- ‘Bathing made easy’, (www.bathingmadeeasy.com), a free comprehensive search and comparison website containing advice and information on bathing and showering products for older and disabled people.
- 'Telecare made easy', (www.telecaremadeeasy.com), an advice and information portal about telecare equipment, including case studies.
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