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Factsheets

The DLF's factsheets provide general advice on topics such as features to look for when choosing items of equipment.

However, if you want advice about specific equipment that can help you, you should contact our Helpline or use our self assessment tool, AskSARA.

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List of factsheets

 

Children

• For advice on equipment for disabled equipment and young people, try 'Living made easy for children'

• Choosing children's daily living equipment
• Choosing children's mobility equipment
• Choosing children's play equipment
• Some suppliers of a range of children's equipment

 

About the Home

• Choosing equipment to maintain safety and independence at home (introducing telecare)
• For advice on telecare and telehealth, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing equipment for the heavier person
• Making a difference (choosing equipment for everyday living)
• Choosing household equipment
• Choosing toilet equipment and accessories
• Choosing a bed and bed accessories
• For advice on beds and bed accessories, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing a bath and bath accessories
  • For advice on walk-in baths, bath lifts and other bathing products, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing a chair and chair accessories
• For advice on riser-recliner chairs and other seats and seating accessories, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing a shower and accessories
  • For advice on walk-in showers and other shower accessories, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing and fitting grab rails
  • For a full list of grab rails, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing eating and drinking equipment
• Choosing equipment to get up and down stairs
• For advice on equipment to get up and down stairs, try 'Living made easy'
• Choosing pressure relief equipment
• Some suppliers of a range of daily living equipment

 

Mobility

• Choosing walking equipment
• Choosing a powered wheelchair
• Choosing a scooter or buggy
• Choosing a standard self-propelled wheelchair
• Choosing an active user wheelchair
• Choosing an attendant propelled wheelchair
• Out and about with your wheelchair
• Wheelchair hire services in the London area

Moving and Handling

• Choosing a mobile hoist
• Choosing an overhead hoist

Clothing and footwear

• Choosing a bra
• Clothing for people with sensitive skin
• Clothing for continence and incontinence
• Clothing ideas for people who rip clothing
• Clothing ideas for wheelchair users
• Dressing for warmth
• Equipment to assist with dressing and putting on footwear
• Finding suitable footwear
• Specialist clothing services

Communication aids, telecoms and alarms

• A guide to simple communication products for daily living
• A guide to some high technology communication and leisure products
• Choosing a personal alarm system
• Choosing a telephone, textphone and accessories

 

General

• Design advice
• Disability awareness
• Making a complaint
• Some retailers in the London area
• Sources of second hand equipment
• Sources of funding for obtaining equipment for older and disabled people
• Useful organisations

Sponsorship opportunities

If you are a manufacturer or supplier who would like to sponsor one of our factsheets, please contact our Marketing department.

Terms of usage

All factsheets are copyright to the Disabled Living Foundation and must not be changed, resold or quoted from without reference to the DLF and prior written permission. Factsheets may be downloaded and printed freely for individual use (although we always welcome donations in support of the production of these factsheets). If you are an institution looking to distribute to a number of people, please contact our Marketing department for permission, outlining your requirements.

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