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These Factsheets are produced by the Disbled Living Foundation, a National Charity that provides impartial information for Older and Disabled people.

Mobility
Choosing Walking Equipment
Choosing a Powered wheelchair
Choosing a Scooter or Buggy
Choosing a Standard Self Propelled Wheelchair
Choosing an Active User Wheelchair
Choosing an Attendant User Wheelchair
Out and About with your wheelchair

Moving & Handling
Choosing a Mobile Hoist
Choosing an Overhead Hoist

About the House
Choosing Pressure Relief Equipment
Choosing a chair and chair accessories
Choosing Toilet equipment and accessories

Specialist Seating

Moving & Handling

Choosing a mobile hoist
A guide to how to choose the right type of hoist for your needs.

Mobility

Choosing a walking equipment
Choosing walking equipment

Continence Care

Understanding Urinary Incontinence in adults
Info on how the urinary system works, the different types and causes of incontinence, the treatments available, organisations useful for support.
Bladder Training
Information on how we can train the bladder, to restore a "normal" Pattern of function

Mobility

Choosing an active user wheelchair
A guide to the things you may need to consider when choosing an active user wheelchair.
Choosing a powered wheelchair
Considerations when buying a powerchair

Continence Care

Pelvic floor exercises for men
Information on Pelvic floor exerciese to maintain good bladder and bowel function.
Pelvic floor exercises for women
Information on exercises to maintain good bladder and bowel function

Mobility

Choosing a scooter
How to choose the right scooter for you
Childrens mobility equipment
A guide to choosing childrens mobility equipment

Continence Care

Continence promotion for vhildren with learning difficulties
Information on how and when to toilet train children with learning difficulties. Also contains advise on useful aids and products.
Paediatric Continence Problems
Information on some common paediatric continence problems.

Mobility

Choosing a stairlift
A useful guide to choosing a stairlift

Bedroom

Choosing a bed and bed aids
Considerations when choosing a bed and bed aids

Bathroom

Choosing bathroom equipment
A guide to choosing bathing equipment
Choosing and fitting grabrails
How to choose the right type of grabrails for your needs and how to fit these correctly
Choosing toiletting equipment
A useful guide to choosing toilet equipment
Choosing a new shower and shower accessories
A comprehensive guide to the things to consider when choosing a shower

Pressure Care

Choosing pressure relief products
A guide to pressure relief products
Waterlow Pressure Scoring
http://www.judy-waterlow.co.uk/waterlow_downloads.htm

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