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Living Made Easy

Shaw Trust Limited

Oldbury, United Kingdom

DisabilityElderly careEmployment & Skills
CharityNational reach1001-5000 staff700 volunteers
Profile last updated: March 15, 2026

About

Living Made Easy is a charity based in Oldbury, United Kingdom working on disability, elderly care, employment & skills.

Living Made Easy is an impartial information and advice service on daily living equipment, disability equipment, mobility aids and independent living products for older and disabled people, their carers and the professionals who support them. It is a programme of DLF, which is part of Shaw Trust, a UK charity. The service offers a free online product directory and database, the AskSARA guided advice tool, and training for professionals, including the Trusted Assessor programme. Products listed on the platform are supplied by manufacturers and retailers, and the service states that it is funded in part by corporate partners and advertising, while keeping listings impartial. Living Made Easy operates across the United Kingdom, with information and advice aimed at people residing in the UK. Shaw Trust, founded on employment principles, works to help people into work and to challenge inequality.

Location

Oldbury, United Kingdom

Organisation type

Charity

Legal name

Shaw Trust Limited

Charity number

287785

Registration

01744121

Staff

1001-5000

Focus areas

daily living equipmentassistive technologydisabilityolder peopleindependent livingAskSARATrusted Assessoroccupational therapy

Languages

ENCY

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityElderly careEmployment & Skills

Works for

Elderly peoplePeople with disabilitiesCarers

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity building

Programmes

AskSARA

Disability · United Kingdom

Online guidance tool that helps people identify daily living products for their needs, with personalised reports available where a local authority holds a licence.

Trusted Assessor programme

Disability · United Kingdom

Training courses for health and social care professionals and carers on assessing and providing daily living equipment and adaptations.

LME ProAssist

Disability · United Kingdom

Professional prescribing hub with detailed product information for occupational therapists and independent living professionals.

Countries of operation

United Kingdom

Funding & support

Volunteers

700

Ways to support

DonateCorporate partnershipSponsorship

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Foundations, NAEP, TSA, UK Telehealthcare, RCOT

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