Abstract: The invention relates to a sling for lifting a disabled person and in particular to a sling for supporting the thighs of a disabled person. The sling comprises two rigid members substantially identical to one another; each rigid member having a cross section in a first longitudinal direction which is substantially constant and each rigid member including an inner surface which, in use, is closest to the disabled person, which inner surface includes a curvate portion which is curved about at least one axis parallel to said longitudinal direction, said each curvate portion defining a hollow into which, in use, the thigh of a disabled person may be placed; the rigid members being joined by a connector which allows pivotal movement of the rigid members relative to each other about an axis substantially parallel to the axis about which the curvate portion of the inner surface is curved; the sling also including means for attaching the sling to a lifting device in the region of the connector.