What would you like a disability aid to help you with? (Invented or not!)
We weren’t quite sure what to expect when we asked you what disability aid you would like to be invented – we were half expecting lots of space-age ideas! However, …
What product makes the most difference to your life?
We’ve talked about your frustrations: from difficulties with personal care and cooking to barriers to working. Now it’s time for some solutions. We asked you about your favourite disability products …
Happy Easter from Active Hands
Happy Easter from Active Hands! The office will be closed on Friday 2nd April and reopens on Tuesday 7th April due to the Bank Holidays in the UK. You can …
Adventures In The Wild
Following on from the recent article which saw us dive into the world of handbiking, we now explore a few of the options available to wheelchair users that offer access …
On Yer (Hand)Bike!
With the start of spring only a few short weeks away and the tantalising prospect of a ‘normal’ summer being dangled under our noses, now feels like the perfect time …
Focus on sport: wheelchair racing
Sport is a well-known key contributor to leading a healthy and independent lifestyle and is arguably even more important to those living with a disability. Physical fitness, mental wellness and …
What do you find most frustrating due to your lack of hand function?
When we first decided we wanted to write a series of articles based on your first-hand experience of living with reduced hand function we put our questions out there via …
Pushing For The Paralympics – The Tokyo Trail (Part 2)
Last summer, after the announcement that the Tokyo Paralympics were going to be pushed back a full year to August 2021, we spoke to a few Paralympic hopefuls about the …
Active Hands’ move to Headwall Hosting Reaps Benefits
In June 2020, Active Hands moved our website hosting to Headwall Hosting. The website had been struggling with speed and size for a while. We were looking to make improvements …
The SpillNot goes viral!!
Active Hands watched in amazement as sales of the SpillNot went wild overnight on Thursday last week after a viral TikTok video.