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Welcome to the web site for a-technic - the UK registered charity specialising in technology to help people with disabilities.

a-technic's charitable objects (i.e. our 'mission', or purpose) are basically to research, develop and promote adaptive and assistive technologies. That means any application of technology that helps people with physical disabilities to cope with day to day living, to integrate better with society at large and to get more out of life.

The projects below are what we are currently working on. Although there is a bias towards projects to benefit the vision impaired, this is not an intentional policy of a-technic - it is simply that these are the most promising ideas that have come up so far.

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The British Red Cross provides a range of services across the UK, from emergency response and first aid to helping people in the home and loaning medical equipment.

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CHuC (the Ceiling Hoist users Club) was set up by the late Sue Maynard Campbell MBE, M.D. of Equal Ability CIC, to promote the interests of those disabled people who need to use hoists and particularly those who need, or prefer, ceiling track hoists (also caller tracker and tracking hoists).This website is designed to bring together accommodation providers, hoist suppliers and hoist users for the benefit of all. Sue had been a hoist user for most of her life and understood the frustrations and inconvenience of not having anywhere she could stay without a good deal of inconvenience and additional expense. Her aim was to have ceiling hoist facilities provided as the norm and CHuC continues to persuade, cajoul and educate accommodation providers to continue her campaign.

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Children Today is the charity that raises funds to provide specialised equipment for children and young people with disabilities throughout the UK. Our aim is to ensure that every disabled child and young person fulfils their potential and leads an active childhood. With your support we can achieve this.

Children Today relies totally on voluntary donations, we receive no funding from the government or social services. There is no statutory right for young people with disabilities to be provided with equipment they need by the government or NHS, so we fill that gap. We provide this service for children and young people right up to the age of 25.

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The Dan Maskell Tennis Trust was set up as part of the Tennis Foundation's commitment to make tennis accessible to everyone.
Its aims are to raise money to help disabled people to play tennis in three main areas:- wheelchair tennis, deaf tennis and tennis for people with learning disabilities.

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DEMAND transforms the lives of disabled people by designing and manufacturing equipment where no “off the shelf” product is available. This equipment enables users to achieve everyday tasks, to participate in sport and leisure activities and to speed recovery from disabling injuries.

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The Association of Wheelchair Children's mission is to enable wheelchair-using children throughout the UK to reach their full potential.
Our primary objective is to enable independence by providing practical wheelchair skills training, assessment and support to young wheelchair-users and their families. We also work to raise awareness and understanding of disability issues, particularly those relating to wheelchair-using young people.

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MedicAlert® is the only non-profit making, registered charity providing a life-saving identification system for individuals with hidden medical conditions and allergies.

This takes the form of body-worn bracelets or necklets (known as MedicAlert Emblems) bearing the MedicAlert symbol on the disc and supported by a 24 hour emergency telephone service.

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MERU is a charity that exists to improve life for children and young people with disabilities. We do this by designing and custom-making specialist equipment they can use at home, at school or college, in hospital or at play. We are here to help when no ready-made solution exists to meet a child or young person’s needs.

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Remap is a very special charity, working through a nationwide network of dedicated volunteers. These inspiring people use their ingenuity and skills to help people with disabilities to achieve much-desired independence in some aspect of their lives, or to enjoy leisure opportunities previously closed to them.

Remap’s unique pieces of special equipment are tailor-made by volunteer experts and given free to the people who need them. Because, as well as being inventive and skilful, they also care about people in their local communities who have disabilities – even a combination of them - which mainstream services have not been able to counteract. Our volunteers think these people matter a great deal - enough to give their time and energies for free, taking the trouble to ensure that each item they make really suits the individual person concerned and does the job it is meant to do.

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The purpose of Scoot-A-Long is to try and raise money to purchase special all terrain scooters/wheelchairs and a caravan equipped to take disabled children and adults in the Southwest on trips they might not ordinarily be able to make, like Dartmoor, Exmoor or Bodmin Moor.

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The James Hopkins Trust is a charity which provides practical help for severely disabled, life threatened and life limited young children with nursing needs, aged 5 years and under, living in Gloucestershire.

This aim is achieved through three objectives:

The provision of nursing respite care either in the family home or at our daycare centre
The provision of equipment specially adapted to the needs of the individual child
The provision of financial help for visits to specialist hospitals outside Gloucestershire

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Our specialist services include tailored accommodation for older people who have experienced homelessness, and individuals who have particular issues such as mental health problems or chronic heavy drinking.
We also offer domiciliary care and help with DIY and other practical tasks around the home for people who need a bit of extra help to carry on living independently.
Jamie’s Computers is our learning and training division. At Jamie’s, people can gain work experience, IT skills and confidence by getting involved in the collection, refurbishment and sale of old IT equipment.
Jamie’s caters for a wide range of people across Southampton, including our residents and service users, those with mental health issues or learning disabilities, and the long term unemployed.

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The Association strives to provide high quality services to physically disabled people in Surrey, their families, professionals and others concerned with disability by offering a range of services

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Whizz-Kidz is a charity that is all about giving disabled children the chance to lead a more independent life. Our service meets their individual mobility needs and ensures they get the right mobility equipment, advice and training at the right time.

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