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People often describe similar patterns when getting around starts to take more effort for them. The invitations keep coming, but each yes takes more planning. Whether it’s a long walk from the car park, the queue at the market or...

For many people, the stairs are the first part of the house to become a problem. Everything else can often be worked around. The stairs cannot, and they are usually one of the reasons that the spare room downstairs quietly...

If you're living with multiple sclerosis (MS), or you love someone who is, you already know the most important thing about it: no two days are the same. Some days you'll walk the dog, get through a full day of...

It often starts with something small. Dad doesn't want to walk to the dairy anymore. Mum holds the wall on her way down the hallway, or grips the car door a little longer before stepping out. Nothing dramatic has happened,...

Most falls don't happen on a mountain track or an icy footpath. They happen at home, on the way to the bathroom at night, stepping out of the shower, or catching a foot on a rug that's been in the...

Choosing a mobility scooter is less about the product and more about how you want to live. It's the difference between waiting at home for a lift and popping down to the shops on your own. Between missing a grandchild's school play and being there, in the front row, on your own terms.

Independent Living Charitable Trust is expanding its reach into the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Coromandel, launching a new powered mobility service that delivers expert support directly to people in their homes and communities. 

Independent Living supports the work of these organisations to understand how they (and other service providers) can best meet the needs of those with disabilities or mobility concerns. We encourage you to answer any survey relevant to you.

Stroke Aotearoa New Zealand and Independent Living Charitable Trust have partnered to deliver a nationwide fund to gift at least 100 power chairs to stroke survivors - honouring the wishes of the Morath family who left a gift in their Will.