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Child uses functional hand product to grip a crayon and colour in a picture.

Gadgets for Children with Reduced Hand Function

New Ways to Play One of the great joys of parenting is watching your child discover new hobbies and interests. To watch them develop new skills, thrive in new environments and grow in confidence, is a wonderful feeling. At Active Hands, we want to enable all children to discover their passion and reach their full potential. We ... Read more

Small Item Gripping aids in use

Top 10 Gadgets for Stroke Survivors

Below is a list of what we are calling our ‘Top 10’ gadgets for stroke survivors. This is a selection of what we think are the most useful products, designed to overcome obstacles caused by a stroke. Suffering a stroke can be both life-threatening and life-changing. The longer the brain is starved of oxygen, the ... Read more

Gareth cooking independently with the small item aid

Are you in need of some extra day-to-day support?

In many countries of the world, people are now in complete ‘lockdown’, only able to leave their homes when completely essential. In addition, increasing numbers of people are needing to self-isolate for 14 days due to symptoms of coronavirus. As a result, it may be that those of us who rely on carers could find ... Read more

Bernadette playing the drums with the drumsticks held in the small item gripping aids. The palm pads allow you to angle the drumsticks exactly how you want them

Lightening the Load During Self-Isolation

It’s a strange time, isn’t it? From seemingly nowhere, we’re all learning a new vocabulary… coronavirus, social distancing, self-isolation. It’s a little unnerving. But community is often best when a crisis hits and all over the world we are seeing inspiring, heart-warming stories of kindness – big and small.   Our routines and habits may have ... Read more

Winter sports gripping aid being used on sit ski. Suitable for reduced hand function: tetra, quad, cerebral palsy, SCI, spinal cord injury, stroke and more.

Winter #LifeHacks

As the days get shorter and colder, we’re all looking for ways to make our lives simpler. Here at Active Hands we’ve scoured through ‘lifehacks’ for poor hand function and now we can proudly say we stock more than 25 of the best products we’ve come across, as well as our own brilliant gripping aids. ... Read more

Phillippa using a Limb Difference aid on rowing machine in the gym

Adapt and Conquer!

Philippa shares a flat with a housemate on the outskirts of London, and loves running, hiking, dancing and seeing friends. In her early thirties Philippa found herself returning home from hospital after losing her fingers. She was so relieved that the pain had ended that she hadn’t even considered the impact this new disability would ... Read more

Top 10 Summer LifeHacks

Everyone loves a good life-hack. Here at Active Hands we’ve scoured through life-hacks for poor hand function and now we can proudly say we stock more than 25 of the best products we’ve come across (as well as our own wonderful gripping aids!). Back in December we shared with you our top 10 winter disability ... Read more

Disability Kitchen Gadgets

The Great Active Hands Bake Off! (New product)

Getting to grips with cooking can be really challenging with reduced hand function – it can be hard to feel independent when it comes to making meals or enjoying baking.  Earlier in the year, we set Nino, a quad/tetraplegic from Slovenia, the challenge of baking us something delicious, completely independently, using kitchen products from our ... Read more

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