Living Made Easy is brought to you by the DLF, the charity previously known as the Disabled Living Foundation. Since 1969 the DLF has been providing free impartial advice and information on solutions, gadgets, adaptations and aids to make life easier. We are continuing our mission to maximise your lifestyle, adding life to years through practical advice. Our visitors looking for advice are individuals, unpaid carers and those working in caring professions and service providers. |
Hosting information on over 10,000 products with direct links to around 1,000 suppliers, the Living Made Easy site provides a vital online resource for aids to daily living. Many of these products can be purchased online, by simply following the link to the retailer’s website to complete a purchase. |
Browse the range of products through the different categories at the top of the page or, if you need more help to understand the type of products that might be most helpful for your situation, take three simple steps to your personalised advice report with AskSARA tool. |
Everyday, hundreds of people use AskSARA to provide impartial advice about equipment to help make daily living easier. Choose a topic such as Staying Active, Medication Management, Mobility or Home Safety to name just a few of over 30 different starting topics. Answer a few questions and receive your personalised advice with links to suitable products. |
Our online forum, YoureAble, includes a wealth of useful tips and valuable advice from people who are familiar with the things you encounter. With topics including Motoring, Benefits, Health and Travel it’s easy to get involved and compare notes with others in similar situations. |
The DLF is the UK’s leading national charity helping older and disabled people live independently at home with equipment. The DLF’s core value is impartiality. This means we list all known retailers of each item on the website. We are adding more products and more retailers all the time. |
The DLF is always looking for new manufacturers to list products and new retailers to link to products. New products, new models and updates are all vitally important to this ever-growing database. Please get in touch with our Data Services Team if you have new products or services. We want to help you reach our public and professional audiences. We reach over 2 million people a year with our information. We also run advertising and sponsorship programmes for suppliers. |
Our free public information and advice enables people to make informed choices about daily living equipment - ‘self-assessing’ whenever possible - but we also take care to direct people to seek independent professional advice when appropriate. The DLF has always worked with and supported independent living professionals. We do this is a number of ways; providing more detailed product information, training and events for professionals. There is a dedicated DLF Professionals area within our site. |
DLF-Data is an invaluable online resource for anyone needing information on disability equipment and daily living aids, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, care home managers, students and disability information advisors. Whether you work in health and social care, the voluntary sector or in private practice, DLF-Data can help you find solutions to your clients’ needs quickly and easily. |
The DLF has been providing training to the health and social care sector for over 20 years. We offer a programme of CPD accredited courses, delivered by trainers who have the relevant skills, knowledge and experience in their chosen fields. DLF Training courses are suitable for those working with disabled and older people, to ensure that quality person centred care is delivered within best practice guidelines. The DLF is one of the founding members of the Trusted Assessor Framework. |
The DLF has run the Moving & Handling People Conference & Exhibition for nearly 30 years. This hands-on combination of seminars, workshops and product exhibition attracts a wide range of independent living professionals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DLF also introduced a range of webinar events to continue providing invaluable information for Occupational Therapists, Independent Living Professionals and Students. |