Living Made Easy contains lots of useful information, including users' stories, product details, retailer information, guided advice and more. You may browse through the products via the main navigation at the top of the page to select different categories of products. Once on a category page you may use the "Guide to Choosing" button for advice, written by OTs, to help you to select a product. You may also use the filters on these pages to help refine your choices. Click on any product to be presented with the product details including descriptions, dimensions,A pictures and in some cases videos, provided by manufacturers. Here you will also find links to National Retailers, along with their pricing for the product. Where multiple retailers are listed the most recently updated one will be presented at the top of the list.

If you are less certain of the categories of products that might help your circumstances, we recommend you use AskSARA, available from the Home Page and from every category and product page. AskSARA, our Self Assessment Rapid Access tool, can help to guide you to the most suitable categories of product in three simple steps: select a topic of daily living, answer some simple questions and review your personalised report, written by OTs, based on the answers to your questions.

Before you contact us, why not see if your question is answered here?

Need an expert assessment?

If you feel that you have complex needs and would benefit from a professional assessment, perhaps by an Occupational Therapist or a Trusted Assessor, then we recommend that you contact your local health and social care provider to request an assessment. Everyone is entitled to a free needs assessment, regardless of your financial circumstances.
If you live in England or Wales.
If you live in Scotland.
If you live in Northern Ireland.

Need help funding equipment?

Some types of equipment can be provided to you by your local health and social care provider, to find out who this is for you go here for England or Wales.
More information can be found here for England or Wales.
For Scotland, once you have found your local council, you should look for the Social Care and Health pages.
For Northern Ireland you can find more information here.

Other Sources of Funding

There are other possible sources of grants and funding, Turn2Us provides some helpful advice about this.

Need advice about travel, benefits, access and other important issues?

DLF hosts a popular and thriving online forum called Youreable that contains lots of useful tips and advice. You can visit the forum for peer support and to see what others are saying.

Our Helpline details are available here.

Any product that can be supplied across the UK can potentially be included in the website. If you are a retailer of products anywhere in the UK and you aren't listed submit your company details to our Data Services Team.

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