Looking For Equipment For Disabled Children And Young Adults? Try Newlifeable, UK

Main Category: Medical Devices
Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health;  Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy;  IT / Internet / E-mail
Article Date: 21 Feb 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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Families looking for vital equipment for disabled children and young adults could help children in similar need thanks to a new website launched by national charity BDF Newlife - http://www.newlifeable.co.uk.

BDF Newlife has teamed up with the UK's largest mobility and independent living retailer, Keep Able, to create the Newlifeable website, where a percentage from the sale of every product will go back to the charity to help provide more equipment for disabled children struggling to get the things they need.

The comprehensive product list covers everything from wheelchairs to sensory toys, car seats to easy grip cutlery for both adults and children.

Sheila Brown OBE, Chief Executive and co-founder of the charity, says: "Every time people make a purchase using the website, 15% of the order value will be used by the charity to buy equipment for children with disabilities.

"People will have the comfort of knowing that, through their purchase, they are making a real difference to the lives of these special children."

Stephen Harpin, Chief Executive at Brierley Hill-based Keep Able, adds: "We are delighted to be working with BDF Newlife in the development of www.newlifeable.co.uk and we are looking forward to helping the charity raise as much funding as possible as the new website develops."

BDF Newlife is the UK's leading child health charity. It has 15 years experience helping special children and their families. It funds pioneering medical research, a nurse-manned helpline, publications, campaigns, and Child and Family Grants which provide disabled children's equipment such as wheelchairs, special beds and car seats.

BDF Newlife