Talented design student Helen Butler has come up with an idea to help the elderly, and people affected by arthritis, to pour from a kettle without even lifting it up. Named the “360 degree kettle”, the prototype will be on display along with some of Helen’s other work at the New Designers exhibition in London next [...] [...more]
The AT Dementia website aims to provide user-friendly information about assistive technology for people with dementia. The site will inform both professionals and the wider public about the kinds of devices that can help support people with dementia and their carers, and will point people in the right direction for further information and advice. The site includes [...] [...more]
Leicestershire County Council - Medium Term Corporate Strategy to 2009 Improving Life in Leicestershire [...more]
Leicester Shire & Rutland Minority Ethnic Forum was originally developed in 2002 to provide support to an increasing number of independent groups for Minority Ethnic Elders. This development has been in close liaison with the Black and Minority Ethnic Elders Project, a regional project that has been developed as a partnership between Age Concern East Midlands [...] [...more]
Leicester College is holding its Annual General Meeting at the Freemen’s Park Campus, Granby Suite 6-10pm, Wednesday 9 April 2008 Leicester College is one of the largest further education colleges in the UK where “Learning for Success” is at the heart of what they do. With a total student population of around 27,600, they offer a broad [...] [...more]
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Millions of people are reaching their forties and fifties with higher expectations of retirement than any generation before them. Yet with government figures showing that 7 million people are still not saving enough for retirement, the reality for many could fall well short of their dream. To help people plan ahead for the retirement they want, [...] [...more]
