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“We must provide the right support services. We must design tech together with older and disabled people so that we can make sure it is easy for them to use.”

Policy Manager for Assistive and Accessible Technology, Clive Gilbert, draws on our Smarter Homes for Independent Living inquiry in his latest piece for Your Later Life. 

Read more about how the UK’s population is ageing while technology is revolutionising how we all live our lives, from work to shopping to socialising: Read the article here.

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