Expert Resources: Arthritis
These are the items that relate to Arthritis found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.
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Mark Walker | 01 Sep 2023RA is an auto-immune disease and quite different from osteoarthritis, the ‘wear-and-tear’ form of arthritis which many people get to some degree, particularly as they get older. People with RA experience disabling pain, stiffness and reduced joint function as well as severe fatigue, which can have...
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Alex.Barker | 11 Aug 2023This factsheet provides an overview of how you can use voice recognition. You can use voice recognition to control a smart home, instruct a smart speaker, and command phones and tablets. In addition, you can set reminders and interact hands-free with personal technologies. The most significant use...
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Sarah Botterill | 12 Sep 2019Are you living with arthritis? Our AbilityNet expert introduced the services they offer that can help you to make your computer more accessible. Meanwhile, Versus Arthritis gave an overview of arthritis and how the condition can affect your joints.
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Annie Mannion | 21 Aug 2019The 21st of August is World Senior Citizens' Day 2019, which aims to increase awareness of factors and issues that affect older adults. We're using this as an opportunity to highlight the amazing people and projects that are using technology to make the world a better place for older adults.
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Sarah Botterill | 12 Jul 2019Tips for assistive technology to make it easier to use a computer if you have rheumatoid or osteoarthritis
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Mark Walker | 15 Jun 2016By Dan Wilson, assistive technology specialist at Barry Bennett Spending long hours at your workstation can be an enormous challenge for anyone living with any type of arthritis. Degenerative spinal conditions and widespread joint pain reduce ones capacity to remain in a sedentary position and...
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Anonymous | 14 May 2013Did you know that there are around 10 million people in the UK who have arthritis? What is Arthritis, how does it affect people's lives and how can computer technology help?