Learn how technology can benefit people with MS
Use our range of resources below to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) at home, in the workplace and in education.
Factsheet: Multiple Sclerosis and computing
This factsheet summarises the difficulties people with MS may experience using their computers, along with information about adjustments that can make their devices easier to use.
Blog: 13 frequently asked questions about how a computer can benefit people living with Multiple Sclerosis
Our Helpline regularly takes calls from people living with multiple sclerosis. Based on those calls here are some common Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on how to adapt your technology if you're living with MS.
Webinar playback: Multiple Sclerosis: How technology can support you
Panellists from the MS Society and AbilityNet share their expertise and skills around adapting your digital devices including laptops, smartphones and tablets, to help with symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Workspace adaptations for people with multiple sclerosis (MS)
AbilityNet consultant James Butlin offers tips for adjusting your environment if you’re living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Blog: How smart tech helped a woman adapt to Multiple Sclerosis
AbilityNet volunteer Gordon Curry has used Alexa to lighten the load of a woman living with Multiple Sclerosis and confined to bed.
Blog: How the MS Society is embracing tech to support people living with MS
Phillip Anderson, head of policy for the MS Society, explains how technology could help people living with MS to better self-manage, co-ordinate care, and improve services.
More help from AbilityNet:
- Call our helpline for free one-to-one help – 0300 180 0028
(Calls to this number cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number and count towards any inclusive minutes in the same way as 01 and 02 calls. AbilityNet does not receive any money from these calls.) - Ask for help from our Tech volunteers
- Learn about our workplace training
- Learn about our accessibility training