Expert Resources: Parkinsons


These are the items that relate to Parkinsons found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • Parkinson's and Technology

    Alex.Barker | 08 Mar 2022
    Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. This means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time. Most people who develop Parkinson’s are over 50, but younger people can develop it too. Parkinson’s develops when cells in the brain stop working properly and are lost over...

  • Free webinar: How technology can help people with Parkinson's

    Annie Mannion | 21 Feb 2022
    Join Parkinson’s UK and AbilityNet on Tuesday 8th March 2022 to discuss how technology can help people with Parkinson’s. 

  • How technology can help people with Parkinson's

    Kelly Chan | 09 Feb 2022
    In this free webinar, AbilityNet and Parkinson’s UK discuss how technology can help people with Parkinson’s.

  • How changing the settings on your iPad and iPhone can help people with tremors and other dexterity difficulties

    Robin Christopherson | 12 Jan 2022
    The latest version of the software that powers iPads and iPhones - iOS 10 - includes significant improvements for people with tremors or other dexterity issues that will take their access to a whole new level.

  • Apps for people living with Parkinson's

    Sarah Botterill | 06 Jan 2022
    Parkinson’s disease or Parkinson’s is a long-term neurological condition. It causes problems in the brain that worsen over time.In the UK, around 145,000 people are living with Parkinson’s. Symptoms of Parkinson’s develop slowly over the years and vary from person to person. However, people living...

  • Parkinson’s and technology: a volunteer’s story

    Sarah Botterill | 06 Jan 2022
    How does Parkinson’s affect your ability to use technology?AbilityNet county coordinator for Cambridge, Andrew Harding, has insight into living with the condition. He also runs a support group for Parkinson’s and supports people in using technology through his volunteering for us.“The fundamental...

  • Free webinar: Tech tips to help people with Parkinson's

    Mark.Gaddes | 13 Mar 2019
    As part of World Parkinson's Day, and joining efforts to #UniteForParkinsons, AbilityNet is hosting a free webinar about Parkinson's and technology.

  • Tech at its best fighting Parkinson's at its worst

    Adam Tweed | 12 Mar 2019
    As a tech charity AbilityNet is, perhaps unsurprisingly, always going to highlight the good that tech can offer. We hear and share stories all the time in which technology provides support, a lifeline, or basic independence. However there are occasions in which the benefit of technology takes...

  • Tech tips to help people with Parkinson's

    Mark.Gaddes | 04 Mar 2019
    On Thursday 11 April 2019, as part of World Parkinson's Day and joining efforts to #UniteForParkinsons, AbilityNet hosted a free webinar about Parkinson's and technology.

  • How to make your computer easier to use when living with Parkinson's

    Alex.Barker | 21 Apr 2016
    Must read: If you have tremors, changing these settings could make it easier to use your iPhone or iPa