This week's IL newsletter: Why flexible working still matters – For many disabled people, #FlexibleWorking and #HybridWorking are essential to staying in employment. #DisabilityEmployment #InclusiveWorkplaces #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/BEjHk3o

This week's IL newsletter: Hidden Disabilities Sunflower – A simple way to signal that you may need patience or support. #HiddenDisabilities #SunflowerLanyard #InvisibleDisability #DisabilityAwareness #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity buff.ly/BEjHk3o

This week's IL newsletter: Granberg UK at KBB Birmingham 2026 – Height-adjustable kitchens and smart lifting systems take centre stage at #KBBbirmingham. #GranbergUK #AccessibleKitchens #InclusiveDesign #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/BEjHk3o

This week's IL newsletter: Learning Zone at Kidz to Adultz – A new focus on #24HourPosture brings practical guidance for professionals and families alike. #KidzToAdultz #PosturalCare #OccupationalTherapy #OT #AdaptAndLive #IndependentLiving buff.ly/BEjHk3o

This week's IL newsletter: Open Road Access – ORA – Flexible #WheelchairAccessibleVehicle hire designed to support changing mobility needs. #WAVHire #AccessibleTransport #OpenRoadAccess #ORA #IndependentLiving buff.ly/BEjHk3o

This week's IL newsletter: Minimum Income Guarantee – From April 2026, updated #MinimumIncomeGuarantee levels will strengthen income protection for people paying towards care in England. #MIG #CareAct #DisabilityBenefits #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/BEjHk3o

Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: Minimum Income Guarantee - what's changing and why it matters #MIG #CareAct #DisabilityBenefits #IndependentLiving #ILnews #IndependentLiving #disabled

This week's IL newsletter: Shortage of disability assessors – High turnover and training dropouts are fuelling delays in #PIPAssessments and #WorkCapabilityAssessment decisions. #DisabilityAssessments #DWP #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/jRa9TE0

This week's IL newsletter: Floating bus stops – #SightScotland warns that new designs risk undermining independence for people with #VisualImpairment. #FloatingBusStops #AccessibleTransport #InclusiveStreets #ILnews buff.ly/jRa9TE0

This week's IL newsletter: Formal scrutiny for AtW – MPs launch a #ParliamentaryInquiry into delays and dysfunction in #AccessToWork. If you’ve been affected, now is the time to speak up. #PublicAccountsCommittee #DisabilityEmployment #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/jRa9TE0

This week's IL newsletter: Vivid Care CPD webinar – Practical guidance for prescribing seating for #NeurologicalConditions, with expert insights for #OccupationalTherapy professionals. #PosturalManagement #CPDWebinar #VividCare #IndependentLiving buff.ly/jRa9TE0

This week's IL newsletter: Recommended Traders – Not all “trusted” listings are independently checked. Here’s how to find reputable professionals with confidence. #RecommendedTraders #ConsumerAdvice #TrustedTrades #HomeAdaptations #BuyWithConfidence #IndependentLiving buff.ly/jRa9TE0

This week's IL newsletter: Cambridge Festival – From #PostOzempic to loneliness and personalised care, leading voices explore the future of health at #CambridgeFestival. #InclusiveHealth #ScienceEducation #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/jRa9TE0

Post for newsletter dated 18.02.26: Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: Cambridge Festival turns a spotlight on the issues shaping the next decade of health #CambridgeFestival #PostOzempic #InclusiveHealth #IndependentLiving #ScienceEducation #ILnews #IndependentLiving #disabled

This week's IL newsletter: Sport: engaging wheelchair users – Free online training from @WheelPower helps professionals adapt sessions to be more inclusive. #WheelchairSport #AdaptiveSport #WheelPower #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity buff.ly/SJqBLRW

This week's IL newsletter: Dynamic Earth more accessible – BSL interpretation is coming to multiple Planetarium films, making one of Edinburgh’s top attractions even more inclusive. #BSLAccess #AccessibleAttractions #InclusiveCulture #DynamicEarth #HearingImpaired buff.ly/SJqBLRW

This week's IL newsletter: Early signs of Parkinson’s – Swedish researchers have identified early biomarkers that could lead to blood-based Parkinson’s diagnosis. #ParkinsonsResearch #EarlyDiagnosis #NeuroHealth #ParkyCharter #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/SJqBLRW

This week's IL newsletter: Granberg UK – Welcome to our newest subscriber, specialists in beautifully engineered height-adjustable kitchens and bathrooms. #GranbergUK #AccessibleKitchens #InclusiveDesign #AssistiveTechnology #IndependentLiving buff.ly/SJqBLRW

This week's IL newsletter: AtW – delays and backlogs – The latest #NAOReport reveals average Access to Work delays have more than doubled in four years. #AccessToWork #EmploymentSupport #DisabilityEmployment #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/SJqBLRW

This week's IL newsletter: Housing and disability – A major evidence review confirms what many already know: disabled people still face serious barriers to safe, accessible housing. #AccessibleHousing #HousingInequality #InclusiveHomes #IndependentLiving #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/SJqBLRW

Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: Despite legal rights and policy talk, accessible homes are often elusive #AccessibleHousing #HousingInequality #InclusiveHomes #IndependentLiving #DisabilityNews #ILnews #IndependentLiving #disabled buff.ly/sTzH8Pj

This week's IL newsletter: Kidz to Adultz Middle – Celebrating 25 years of #InclusiveExhibitions with products, CPD seminars, and sensory fun in Coventry next month. #KidzToAdultz #AssistiveTech #CPDseminars #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity buff.ly/0jtKrk0

This week's IL newsletter: Delays on essential equipment – Baroness Thomas asks what’s being done about overseas supply delays for critical mobility aids. #CommunityEquipment #AssistiveTechnology #AccessDelays #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/0jtKrk0

This week's IL newsletter: Changing Places at Observatory – Sherwood Observatory’s new Changing Places facility sets a great example of #InclusiveDesign in action. #ChangingPlaces #AccessibleVenues #Ropox #IndependentLiving buff.ly/0jtKrk0

This week's IL newsletter: Latest CASCAIDr snippets – Failings in care continuity and post-hospital planning highlight why CASCAIDr’s legal insights remain essential reading. #CASCAIDr #CareAct #AdultSocialCare #OmbudsmanFindings #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/0jtKrk0

This week's IL newsletter: No-one Held to Account – Mo Stewart shines a spotlight on private companies steering disability benefits policy through the WCA. #PreventableHarm #WorkCapabilityAssessment #DisabilityBenefits #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/0jtKrk0

This week's IL newsletter: Towards a National Care Service – A new SCIE report calls for national care standards to be applied consistently, not just locally imagined. #NationalCareService #SocialCareReform #CareStandards #SCIE #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/0jtKrk0

Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: SCIE's new report calls for consistent application of standards in adult social care #NationalCareService #SocialCareReform #CareStandards #SCIE #IndependentLiving #ILnews #IndependentLiving #disabled buff.ly/6hWIW2H

This week's IL newsletter: Investment in ShowerSpaah – A simple innovation making showers safer has received backing to scale up. #ShowerSpaah #AccessibleBathrooms #FallsPrevention #ImpactU #IndependentLiving buff.ly/Sf5qtvj

This week's IL newsletter: Expansion of WorkWell – A proven programme supporting people with health conditions to stay in or return to work is rolling out nationally. #WorkWell #InclusiveEmployment #EarlyIntervention #OccupationalHealth #DisabilityNews #IndependentLiving buff.ly/Sf5qtvj

This week's IL newsletter: RiDC Trusted Assessor survey – A new survey seeks views on equipment assessments to shape future qualifications and practice. #TrustedAssessor #EquipmentAssessments #RiDC #ConsumerVoice #TACT #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/Sf5qtvj

This week's IL newsletter: Careline365 – With a call every 3 seconds, the UK’s largest monitoring service helps people stay safe and independent at home or on the go. #Telecare #PersonalAlarms #AssistiveTechnology #IndependentLiving #Careline365 buff.ly/Sf5qtvj

This week's IL newsletter: Unseen, undervalued and overlooked – A powerful new portrait series and research from @SenseCharity explores identity, of people with complex needs. #SenseCharity #InclusiveArt #ComplexNeeds #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity buff.ly/Sf5qtvj

This week's IL newsletter: MHRA Call for Evidence on AI – A national commission is gathering views on how we regulate AI-powered medical tech. A vital opportunity to have your say. #PatientVoice #TrustInTech #HealthInnovation #InclusiveHealthcare #MHRA #IndependentLiving buff.ly/Sf5qtvj

Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: MHRA launches Call for Evidence on regulating AI in healthcare #PatientVoice #SafeHealthcare #TrustInTech #HealthInnovation #InclusiveHealthcare #MHRA #IndependentLiving #IndependentLiving #disabled buff.ly/pArqtV2

This week's IL newsletter: New AI for complaints – The LGSCO’s new assistant aims to help people raise concerns more easily, while decisions remain human-made. #AIAssistant #LGSCO #SocialCareComplaints #DigitalServiceInnovation #IndependentLiving #ILnews buff.ly/WwciOwi

This week's IL newsletter: Better carer support – More money and wider recognition for carers in Scotland as benefit transfers complete. #CarerSupport #SocialSecurityScotland #CareEquity #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/WwciOwi

This week's IL newsletter: Social broadband tariffs – Only 5% of eligible households are taking up cheaper internet deals. Are people even being told they exist? #SocialBroadband #DigitalInclusion #Uswitch #IndependentLiving #ILcommunity buff.ly/WwciOwi

This week's IL newsletter: Disability-inclusive research – Kingston University is recognised by the WHO for pioneering work co-producing studies with researchers with intellectual disabilities. #InclusiveResearch #IntellectualDisability #WHO #HealthEquity #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/WwciOwi

This week's IL newsletter: Sound waves to slow ageing? – Could gentle ultrasound one day protect our brains from age-related decline? New research explores the possibility. #BrainHealth #UKRI #AgeingWell #UltrasoundResearch #HealthAndCare #ILcommunity buff.ly/WwciOwi

This week's IL newsletter: Disability Confident scheme – A long-overdue review may finally add some teeth to the UK’s flagship workplace inclusion initiative. #DisabilityConfident #DisabilityRights #KeepBritainWorking #SocialJustice #IndependentLiving buff.ly/WwciOwi

Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: Overhaul for Disability Confident scheme that lacks teeth #DisabilityConfident #DisabilityRights #SocialJustice #IndependentLiving #KeepBritainWorking#IndependentLiving #disabled buff.ly/wral4El

This week's IL newsletter: New occupational health training – Free DWP-funded training aims to help SMEs better support staff with long-term conditions. #OccupationalHealth #WorkplaceWellbeing #DisabilityInclusion #DWP #WorkplaceSupport buff.ly/Qpl79P5

This week's IL newsletter: Response to NAO frailty report – Care England reacts to a damning NAO report on how the NHS supports people living with frailty. #NAOFrailtyReport #NHS #FrailtySupport #AdultSocialCare #CareEngland buff.ly/Qpl79P5

This week's IL newsletter: DWP on Access to Work – The department doesn’t know how many jobs have been lost due to changes in AtW. Shouldn’t it? #AccessToWork #DWP #DisabilityEmployment #InclusiveWorkplace #EmploymentRights buff.ly/d1YIx52

This week's IL newsletter: TurnAid turning system – New tech from Felgains supports single-handed care and reduces strain for carers. #TurnAid #CareTechnology #MobilityEquipment #CaregiverSupport #SafeManualHandling #Felgains buff.ly/Qpl79P5

This week's IL newsletter: DFG funding increase – An extra £50m will be shared between councils to help fund essential home adaptations. #DisabledFacilitiesGrant #DFGFunding #HomeAdaptations #AccessibleHomes #IndependentLiving buff.ly/Qpl79P5

This week's IL newsletter: Threat of Private Healthcare Insurance – Mo Stewart warns of the risks of shifting to a US-style system, where care depends on ability to pay. #MoStewart #PreventableHarmProject #DisabilityRights #SocialJustice #IndependentLiving buff.ly/Qpl79P5

Ahead of Wednesday's IL newsletter: The Threat of Private Healthcare Insurance #MoStewart #PreventableHarmProject #DisabilityRights #SocialJustice #IndependentLiving#IndependentLiving #disabled

This week's IL newsletter: NRS and equipment supplies – Fallout from the NRS collapse continues, with shock at the return of a rebranded supplier. #NRSCollapse #CommunityEquipment #EquipmentCrisis #SocialCareSuppliers #DisabilityNews #ILnews buff.ly/Kd9OqDF