The Disabled Living Foundation(DLF) is a national charity providing impartial advice, information and training on independent living since 1969. It is a founder member of the Information Standard, a certification scheme for health and social care information.
Their website is an invaluable source of information, including an extremely comprehensive fact-sheet section – below are links to all their main fact-sheets.
These factsheets provide general advice on a range of daily living equipment such as features to look for when choosing equipment, and where to get further information.
Factsheets
- Choosing telecare
- Choosing equipment to help with memory and safety
- Choosing equipment for communication and vision
- Choosing equipment for hearing loss, speech and speech replacement
- Choosing equipment for leisure activities
- Choosing walking equipment
- Choosing a manual wheelchair
- Choosing a powered wheelchair
- Choosing a hoist and slings for lifting people
- Choosing equipment for the heavier person
- Choosing pressure relief equipment
- Choosing and fitting grab rails
- Choosing equipment for showering
- Choosing equipment for bathing
- Choosing equipment to get up and down stairs
- Choosing children’s daily living equipment
- Choosing a chair and chair accessories
- Choosing a bed and bed accessories
- Choosing a mobility scooter
- Choosing eating and drinking equipment
- Choosing toilet equipment and accessories
- Choosing clothing and dressing equipment
- Choosing footwear and dressing equipment
