Assistive technology encompasses a wide range of devices and tools designed to support individuals with disabilities or age-related challenges in their daily lives. These technologies can include mobility aids, communication devices, and home automation systems.
By integrating assistive technology into your home, you can maintain their independence and continue living in familiar surroundings for longer. This not only enhances your quality of life but also reduces the need for external care services.
Moreover, assistive technology can provide peace of mind to both the you and your familily, knowing that safety and support are readily available.

If you need help or support to decide what Assistive Technology can help you stay independent at home, you can visit the Independent Living Centre, Hazeldine House, Telford Town Centre on Wednesdays 10am - 4pm.
Virtual House tour
Welcome to our virtual house! An interactive tour showing examples of Occupational Therapy, Assistive Technology and Sensory aids, equipment and solutions that may be helpful to you or a family member to do daily activities around the home.
Use the interactive house tour to discover the assistive technology availabe, or, simply use the menus to view the list of devices best suited to the different areas of your home.
- Cooker flame and temperature sensor
- Silicone oven guards
- Silicone oven gloves
- Angled measuring jug
- Jar and bottle openers
- Tactile bands
- Automatic jar opener
- Wire basket
- Can opener
- One cup kettle
- Cup flask
- Pager systems
- Talking kitchen scales
- Pill popper
- Automatic pill dispencer
- Perching stool
- Kitchen workstation
- Talking measuring jug
- Smart speaker
- Pager system
- Ergonomic cutlery
- Rimmed plate
- Two handled cup
- Kitchen trolley
- Talking colour detector
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- Plate guard
- Ergonomic spoon
- Cup flask
- Rotating cushion
- Rimmed plate
- Community alarm
- Portable flashing doorbells
- Home monitoring
- Talking colour detector
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- Over bed table
- Talking clock
- Day and night clock
- Epilepsy bed sensor
- Reminder clock
- Remote plugs
- Pager system
- Hydration reminder
- Tinnitus sound therapy
- Pillow lift
- Alarm clock for people with hearing loss
- Dressing stick
- Long handled show horn
- Sock aid
- Wheeled commode
- Talking colour detector
- Accessible wristwatch
- Leg lifter
- Bed lever
- Bed occupancy sensor with pager
- Commode
Independent Living Factsheets
Independent Living Factsheets