Mobility News
Health secretary urges people to take responsibility for older relatives
14th July 2015
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is to urge people to look after old relatives in order to combat loneliness and isolation.
Age UK Bournemouth hopes to teach the elderly to use Facebook
13th July 2015
Age UK Bournemouth is hoping to get 1,000 older people online by teaching them how to use social networks.
Older people help academics to research
11th July 2015
Older people have been trained to assist Manchester University with research into the
Disability costs commission encourages disabled to come together
10th July 2015
Disabled people are being encouraged to become a powerful consumer group in order to save money on everyday living.
Workshops for older disabled people organised for Mobility Roadshow
30th June 2015
The Mobility Roadshow is hosting workshops for older disabled individuals that offer practical and useful advice.
Large proportion of older people do not use public transport
29th June 2015
A recent report has found that one third of over-65s do not use public transport despite in being free for them to use.
Research has revealed reduced mobility puts people off flying
28th June 2015
Many disabled people are choosing not to fly due to worries that things will go wrong due to access restrictions
Charity runs programme to get young people to share homes with older people
27th June 2015
A new scheme is encouraging younger people to live with older people in order to tackle loneliness and a lack of affordable homes.
