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This is not an exhaustive list. Some suppliers are not yet on the web. Do
not commit to choosing equipment until you have checked out all the options --
not just those on the web. Try before you buy -- Disabled Living Centres may be
arrange a demonstration, as may a company representative. The
Disabled Living Centres Council
includes a directory of Disabled Living Centres. Consult the
Disabled Living Foundation website for
further advice on choosing equipment. Inclusion in this list is not an
endorsement.
If the product you want isn't on the market,
REMAP may be able to make a custom device
for you, or modify an existing product. REMAP is a charity that "operates
through a network of 1,500 volunteers... professional engineers, technicians,
and craftspeople - along with medical and paramedical staff from community
services and hospitals."
Used equipment can be bought and sold at
eQuipForLife.org.uk (www.equipforlife.org.uk), a non-profit organisation, established with National Lottery funding, to allow people to post classified equipment ads online.
- Achievable Concepts:
Australian company providing adapted sports equipment
- Cyclone Mobility & Fitness
A range of products including fitness equipment hand cycles and all-terrain vehicles.
- Peta (UK) Ltd.
Easy Grip range of Scissors, Garden and Kitchen tools.
- Rose Pedals Inc.
US company providing adapted footplates for hairdressing or barbers' chairs.
- Blokart: Manufacturers of windkarts used, amongst other things, for disabled sports.
- www.londonrecumbents.com: London-based supplier of recumbent cycles and a range of special-needs bikes, tandems and trikes.
- www.moltenrock.co.uk: The Boma off-road powered wheelchair designed for byways and bridleways.
(for wheelchair users)
- Chevron Manufacturers
of the Easyrider, Wheeleasy, Range-Rider. The Chevron Harmony seats a wheelchair
user in front of a cyclist, who powers the machine.
- MB's: Retailers of Invacare and Quickie handcycles.
(for visually impaired cyclists)
- Chevron Manufacturers
of the Easyrider, Wheeleasy, Range-Rider
- CostaCare
mobility and disability equipment hire on the Costa del Sol, Spain.
- Independent Living Spain
mobility, disability and child care equipment hire on the Costa del Sol, Spain.
- Mobility Abroad
mobility, disability and child care equipment hire on the Costa del Sol, Spain.
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The best listing of bathroom items can be found at www.bathingmadeeasy.com. If you can't find what you want there, a list of suppliers by subject heading follows:
Showers
Shower trays, cubicles, doors and supports
- AKW Medicare
- AlphaCare Supplier of shower trays and fittings.
- Altro Anti-slip, waterproof flooring for shower areas and bathrooms.
- Contour Showers shower trays and fittings
- Impey Shower trays, doors and fittings, including the innovative Impey Level-Dec former for wet-floor showers.
- Easibathe Shower trays, doors and accessories.
- Go Independent includes neatdek shower tray, closomat, aquarius special baths, neaco rails and shower seats, body drier, shower doors and screens
- Practical Bathing: Special baths, bath lifts and modular shower unit.
- Scanflex Accessible bathrooms, fittings and shower units.
Shower Seats (fixed and freestanding)
Shower chairs (wheeled)
Special Baths
Bathroom Accessories (general)
- Able Living
- Active Mobility Centre Ltd.
- Arjo Bath & Shower Hoists
- ASM Medicare Bath rails, bath
boards, bath steps, shower seats (fixed and freestanding), grab rails, drop-down rails, specialist shower chairs and shower cradles.
- Care Design Bath seats, adjustable wash basins and rails.
- Dorset Nursing Supplies Suppliers of a broad range of equipment.
- Euromedical long handled sponges, bath boards, etc.
- Granberg Swedish adaptable kitchen installations.
- Insight Medical Producers of 'Hotspot', a Scald Warning Device.
- The Mobility Aids Centre
- OT Stores Bath boards, seats, steps and rails.
- Shine International Ltd.
Bath lifts
Body Driers
(For those who are unable to dry using a towel and conventional methods)
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Aids To Mobility provides a separate database of suppliers of new and used
mobility equipment.
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- Able Care
- Able Living
- Active Mobility Centre Ltd. Transit and self propelled chairs.
- Bromakin
- Chevron Wheelchairs:
lightweight manual wheelchairs, hand cycles, car modifications.
- Cleavers Mobility Centre
- Clinical Engineering Consultants Ltd special postural support wheelchairs for children and adults.
- Colson Castor Ltd. Wheelchair castors and wheels
- Cyclone Mobility & Fitness
- Dan Medica South
- Demit Designs push-ring covers
- Direct Mobility Hire rental of commodes, toilet frames, manual wheelchairs, scooters, walking aids, bathing
equipment, riser-recliner chairs, hoists, profiling beds.
- Lifestyle UK (www.lifestylemobility.biz) manual wheelchairs and scooters.
- EPC Wheelchairs Includes Lightweight wheelchairs by Quickie, Küschall, Swede, RGK, Colours, Invacare and
Sunrise Medical.
- Euromedical self propelled and attendant propelled chairs.
- Gerald Simonds Suppliers of a wide range of manual wheelchairs.
- Hewerdine
- Living Independence Ealing-based disability equipment supplier. No web sales [as at June 2005]
- MB's: Retailers of Küschall, TiSport, Invacare and Quickie wheelchairs.
- Mobility Hire
- New Life Mobility
- Remploy
- RGK Wheelchairs
lightweight and sports chairs.
- Scoota Mart Ltd. New and used manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and scooters.
- Shine International Ltd
- Sumed
- Sunrise Medical
- Total Care Home Medical (US)
- Westons Internet
- Wheelchair Centre Ltd
Wheeled shower chairs
- Able Care
- Active Mobility Centre Ltd.
- Autochair Ltd.
- Bentley Fielden Ltd. www.bentleyfielden.co.uk (scooters, ramps, wheelchair lift, chairs)
- Bruno Mobility (US) (scooters, scooter hoists, specialised vehicles)
- Cleavers Mobility Centre
- Discountscooters.co.uk Ltd.
- Dolphin Mobility stairlifts, riser-recliners, vertical lifts, scooters, bath lifts and hoists.
- Electric Mobility Euro Ltd.
- EPC Wheelchairs
- Factory Outlet Scooters
- Fair Price Mobility Scooters
- Hewerdine
- JustMobility
- Freerider
- Lifestyle UK (www.lifestylemobility.biz) manual wheelchairs and scooters.
- MB's: Retailers of DMA, Pride, Sunrise, CTM and Invamed scooters.
- Mobility Smart
- Mobility Hire
- New Life Mobility
- National Mobility
- Portaramp
- Powerchairs dealers in powered chairs and scooters based in Sutton Coldfield.
- Roma Medical Aids Ltd
- Scooter Store Ltd. Scooter shelters.
- Scoota Mart Ltd. New and used manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and scooters.
- Shine International Ltd
- Sunrise Medical
- Total Care Home Medical (US)
- Wheelchair Centre Ltd
- Your Freedom (UK) plc
Hand Cycles
Pressure Cushions
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The Home Ramp Project has a comprehensive online manual of guidelines for constructing wheelchair ramps.
Wheelchair accessories
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- Active Mobility Centre Ltd.
- Autochair Ltd. vehicle
modifications and wheelchair hoists
- Banstead
Mobility Centre Information, assessment and tuition on disability and
driving.
- Brig-Ayd Controls (vehicle
modifications)
- Brotherwood Automobility Ltd:
supplier of new and second hand converted vehicles.
- Bruno Mobility (US) (scooters,
scooter hoists, specialised vehicles)
- Carmobility Sales and Engineering (swivel car seats)
- Chevron vehicle modifications.
- Delcane Ltd. Suppliers of wheelchair carriers, wheelchair racks, scooter trailers,
scooter carriers, electric wheelchair trailers, leg lifters, wheelchair hoists,
etc.
- East Anglian Mobility Ltd.
UK dealers for Bruno Mobility.
- Disabled Drivers Association
- Garnet Access Project
'The Garnet Access Project exists to promote disabled access to the countryside
using quad bikes and amphibious six-wheelers.'
- Gowrings Mobility
- HR Owen
- JustMobility
- KC Mobility Specialist vehicle conversions.
- Lewis Reed Group
Accessible vehicles and modifications.
- Vauxhall Motability Wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions.
- Widnes Car Centre
Wheelchair accessible vehicle conversions.
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- Baronmead International Limited: www.baronmead.com Manufacturers of platform stair lifts, public access lifts and vertical lifting platforms.
- Bentley Fielden Ltd. www.bentleyfielden.co.uk: scooters, ramps, wheelchair lift, chairs.
- Dolphin Mobility: www.dolphinlifts.co.uk dealers of stairlifts, riser-recliners, vertical lifts, scooters, bath lifts and hoists.
- Guldmann: www.guldmann.com
- Pollock lifts: www.pollocklifts.co.uk Through floor lifts, platform lifts, ceiling track hoists
- SSL Access: www.sslaccess.co.uk Vertical and incline platform lifts.
- Stannah: www.stannah.co.uk Stair lifts and platform lifts.
- Terry Lifts: www.terrylifts.co.uk Through floor lifts, platform lifts, step lifts and platform stairlifts.
- Wessex Medical: www.wessexmedical.co.uk Through floor lifts, platform lifts, step lifts and platform stairlifts.
- Sesame Access: www.wheelchairaccess.co.uk Innovative short-rise wheelchair step lifts designed to blend into their surroundings.
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Chairs
- Active Mobility Centre Ltd.
- Airtec Seating Ltd Manufacturers of pressure relieving adjustable-posture beds and chairs.
- Adjustamatic Beds Ltd. riser-recliners
- Aquarius Back Care
- ASM Medicare
inc. chairs, footstools, trolleys, perch stools.
- The Back Store sells chairs, cushions, etc.
- Bambach Saddle Seat (Europe) Ltd.
Manufacturers of a saddle seat designed for improved spinal posture.
- Bentley Fielden Ltd. www.bentleyfielden.co.uk (riser-recliner chairs)
- CareFlex
supplies profiling chairs including pressure relieving chairs.
- Care Knight riser recliner chairs.
- Clinical Engineering Consultants Ltd
special postural supports and chairs for children and adults.
- The Comfort Shop supplies back supports, coccyx cushions for coccydynia and pillows.
- Conform UK daily living aids, seating and positoning cushions, pressure ulcer care and wheelchair accessories.
- Discover Comfort
Adjustable beds and riser-recliner chairs.
- Dolphin Mobility stairlifts, riser-recliners, vertical lifts, scooters, bath lifts and hoists.
- Electric Mobility Euro Ltd. riser-recliner chairs.
- EZL Marketing Work chairs, back supports, lumbar rolls.
- Euromedical Riser-recliner chairs.
- James Spencer & Co. Ltd.
High-backed chairs and riser-recliner chairs.
- JCM Seating
Special seating for children and adults.
- Kingkraft inc. special postural support chair.
- Kirton Healthcare
- Mangar International lifting
cushions
- Mercado Medic UK Specialist seating range including wheeled, braked, functional and task-working chairs suitable for work, craft or kitchen use.
- New Life Mobility stock
riser/recliner chairs
- Nopac includes bariatric riser-recliner chair.
- Putnams back supports, lumbar
rolls, seat wedges, etc.
- RBF Products
Suppliers of Spa 2000 postural support chair, burnett support systems
and Bath Bubble bath lift.
- Sherbourne Upholstery Ltd. Manufacturers of high seat and electric riser recliner chairs [trade sales only]
- G & S Smirthwaite Ltd. Chairs for conductive education and special needs
- South Wales Mobility (wide range of products)
- Suite Options South-Wales-based manufacturer of riser-recliner chairs.
- Theraposture Riser-recliner chairs.
- Total Care Home Medical (US) riser-recliners
- AJ Way High-backed, riser-recliner and commode chairs.
- Wheelchair Centre Ltd riser-recliners
- Wilcare Wales Ltd. riser-recliner chairs and high-backed chairs.
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Note: MDA Safety
Notice: Bed Grab Handles: Risk of Head Entrapment
- Active Mobility Centre Ltd.
- Adjustamatic Beds Ltd. profiling beds and accessories.
- Airtec Seating Ltd Manufacturers of pressure relieving adjustable-posture beds and chairs.
- ASM Medicare Inc. beds, backrests, mattress elevators.
- Bentey Fielden Inc. Matress Genie mattress raiser.
- Bakare Supplies a range of Volker electric profiling beds.
- Centromed mattress raisers and leg raisers.
- Discover Comfort Adjustable beds and riser-recliner chairs.
- Essential Healthcare Profiling and height-adjustable beds.
- EZL Marketing Special pillows and mattress overlay
- Euromedical Adjustable beds, basic pressure relief mattress covers, bed wedges, V Pillows.
- Hospital Metalcraft Ltd.
- Handybar bed rails www.handybar.co.uk
- Huntleigh Healthcare Includes Quietriser mattress elevator, dynamic flotation mattresses, pressure care mattresses, special beds, patient trolleys...
- Icon Medical Limited Dynamic floatation mattresses.
- KCI Medical Hospital beds.
- Mangar International slide sheets, leg lifters, pillow lifts, cotsides,
- Mountway Suppliers of Serena pillow lift.
- New Life Mobility single and double profiling beds.
- Nopac includes unique gantry leg lifter.
- OT Stores Manufacturers of the Easyleaver bed grab rail.
- Sabre care profiling beds, bath lifts.
- Sleepbetta single double and dual profiling beds.
- Spectra Care Group Supplies adjustable beds and cotsides.
- South Wales Mobility (wide range of products)
- Spectrum Healthcare (www.spectrumhealthcare.co.uk) profiling beds, pressure care mattresses, cushions, hoists.
- Talley Group Ltd profiling beds, pressure care mattresses, hoists.
- Theraposture Adjustable beds.
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- AbilityHub Assistive technology solutions for disabled people, including visual impairment solutions (US site).
- AbilityNet "a national charity and the UK's leading provider of expertise on computing and disability. Our services are free for those who have no statutory or other funding."
- Oxford ACE Centre Specialist Information Technology service for young people with disabilities. Includes
Assessment, Advice, Information, training for professionals, adaptive
software...
- The Ace Centre- North Specialist
Information Technology service for young people with disabilities. Includes
Assessment, Advice, Information, training for professionals, adaptive
software...
- Mouse Skills Online mouse training (www.customsolutions.us).
- Don Johnston inc. Software for
disabled students (US site).
- FootMouse A hands-free mouse.
- ITCH (IT Can Help) network of computer literate volunteers who are able to offer local computer assistance
to disabled people.
- Keytools UK site selling computer
equipment for special needs, disability and RSI.
- PhoneAnything
Provides access to email and WAP via any phone (hence useful for blind people).
- TextHelp Special needs word processing, etc.
- REM Special needs software and hardware, including touch-screen input device.
- Sensory Software UK company specialising in software and hardware for accessible computing.
- Inclusive Technology Access devices, software, dyslexia resources, etc.
- Abilitynet Specialist advice, training and assessment on accessible IT. Downloadable factsheets (.pdf format).
Freephone Helpline: 0800 269545 (UK Only). email Enquiries@AbilityNet.co.uk.
- www.screenreader.co.uk Screen readers for people who cannot see or read web pages.
- WAACIS Provides free or affordable on-site computer training for disabled people in the London area.
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- Access Audio Ltd. A range of listening and alerting devices.
- Adjustamatic Beds Ltd. Vibrating alarms for hearing impaired people (linkable to alarm clocks, fire alarms, etc.)
- Amplivox Ultratone hearing aids.
- Bellman Pager alert
system for a range of household devices.
- BT Age and Disability Unit Alerting devices, textphones and services for hearing assisted telephone use.
- Deaf Alerter Plc. Fire alarm and public address messaging system for deaf and hearing impaired people.
- Deaf Awareness Technology. Assistive listening device, personal amplifiers, inductive loop systems and assistive telephone.
- EasyLink UK A range of alerts and monitors for hearing impairment.
- Hagger Electronics Loop systems and other equipment for hearing impaired people.
- Geemark Telecom Telephone equipment for hearing impaired people.
- Induction-Loops.com UK based supplier and installer of Induction Loops, Wireless Alerts and Pager Alerts.
- Mountcastle Silent Bell Doorbell, phone and fire alarm system that causes house lights to flash.
- RNID A range of listening and alerting devices and publications.
- Sarabec Supplies equipment for
hearing loss.
- Silent Alert Personal paging system for deaf, deafblind and hearing impaired people.
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- Access Audio Ltd. A range of alerting devices including a wander alarm.
- Aidcall Age Concern emergency alarm system.
- Association of Social Alarms Providers Represents telecare providers in the UK.
- ASTRID Independent guide to assistive technology for people with dementia.
- Attendo Suppliers of social alarms, fall alarms, telecare.
- Bell Systems includes a device that allows an ordinary phone (inc. cordless) to double as a door entry system.
- Blue Tree Services GPS tracking devices.
- BJP Window Controls
- Clinical Engineering
Consultants Ltd
- Controls For Doors Ltd. Door entry
systems, openings systems and access control.
- Dorma Electric door openers.
- Dyer Environmental Controls Ltd. Manual and electric window openers.
- EasyLink UK Seizure monitors for
people with epilepsy.
- Fire Angel A fire alarm that fits into the light socket so that it recharges constantly and never needs hazardous climbing to change the batteries.
- Fireco Dorgard A battery powered doorstop with release activated by the sound of the fire alarm to allow doors to remain open yet still function as fire doors.
- Gewa a wide range of environmental control systems and switching solutions.
- GEZE door and window openers.
- Herga Switching and sensing solutions.
- JLC Automation Door openers, window openers, door entry systems, garage and gate openers.
- Locca Remote control door lock.
- MedicAlert Emergeny medical identification bracelet for people with hidden medical conditions, with 24 hour
helpline support to ensure availability of medical information.
- OT Systems Automatic Door Openers and associated products.
- Nicholls and Clarke, inc. Phlexicare Access and Door Opening Systems
- Possum Controls Ltd. A comprehensive range of environmental control systems.
- www.powercord.co.uk remote control curtain openers.
- QED 2000 Ltd. switches, head pointers, page turners, environmental controls and a range of other adaptive technology.
- RSL Steeper Prosthetics, orthotics, environmental controls.
- Rehab Teq Ltd. Environmental control systems.
- Ridley Elect A range of environmental control and access systems.
- Scanflex Remote opening systems.
- Silent Alert Care alarm for carers of disabled people, includes wander alert.
- SRS Technology Integrated environmental control system.
- SUPRA UK key and access management
products
- Surestop water switches -- push button stop
valves for people who cannot access a traditional stop valve.
- Tabtime A pill dispenser with electronic audible and visual reminders.
- Telecare Alliance An independent telecare consultancy.
- Tunstall Group Ltd. Fall detectors,
smoke, gas, flood and wandering detectors plus a range of smart sensor
solutions.
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- Marsden includes weighing scales that attach to the hoist for people who cannot use standard scales.
- Sidhil Supplier of a static, freestanding hoist (of the type previously known as a Doherty hoist). Positioned behind the bed head, this may allow hoisting where floor space is limited and may remove the need for two assistants provided one person can apply the sling.
- Nopac includes bedhead hoist.
- Autochair Ltd. Includes Milford hoist which can be wall-mounted (may enable hoisting where standard hoists are inappropriate but I haven't tried it yet).
Portable Hoists and slings
Ceiling Track Hoists
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- RSL Steeper Prosthetics, orthotics,
environmental controls.
Rehab software
- Strongarm Systems Cognitive
rehabilitation software for Acorn Archimedes and RISC PC Computers
- Functional Therapy Activities
a CD-ROM collection of 210 functional therapy activities pertaining to adult
rehab. The CD is intended for use by occupational and physical therapists and
students. Downloadable demo available.
- Inclusive Technology Assisted
learning software, access devices, software, dyslexia resources, etc.
Furniture
General Suppliers
Companies whose product range covers several of the categories above.
Miscellaneous
Please note: this site does not buy or sell anything. It provides a list of links to equipment suppliers. I cannot provide catalogues or prices for equipment and I do not buy equipment.
Last updated: 17th March 2008. Editor: Mike Griffin, OT (field of practice: community physical disability). Any opinions expressed are the author's own unless otherwise stated.
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