COVID-19 Lock Down Update

Following the announcement of the lock down today, in all of Greater Sydney, Wollongong, Blue Mountains and Central Coast, SCIA would like to announce that all of our sites will be closed for face to face meetings from Monday, 28 June until midnight Friday, 9 July 2021. The safety and wellbeing of our clients and […]

Why you should consider a holiday in the cooler months

While we are still in a COVID-19 flux of lockdowns between states, you may be considering where to go for a holiday, local to you, once restrictions ease. You are actually well positioned to take advantage of the quieter winter and spring months to travel. Kerry Williams from Accessible Accommodation and Accessible Experiences shares her […]

Fighting for the heart of the NDIS

This year the Australian Government and National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) have proposed radical reforms to the access and planning processes of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Two of the most significant proposals include the introduction of independent assessments (IAs) and personalised budgets (PBs). We have been learning more in the past couple of […]

SCIA and The Accessible Group Partnership Launch

At Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, we believe that accessibility should not be a barrier to going away on holiday, which is why we have partnered with The Accessible Group to promote Accessible Accommodation and Accessible Experiences. We have come across many incidents regarding unsuitable holiday accommodation, which claims to be accessible, yet simple things such as […]

Episode Five of Have The Nerve is out now

What is like to live with pain that never stops? What is out there for pain management? Episode five of Have The Nerve talks pain management with Cannadoc cofounders Dr David Feng and Kevin Brabazon, and how medicinal cannabis is changing the lives of people with spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. We also […]

Your donation makes real world impact

As you may know, sustaining a spinal cord injury can happen in an instant, but the effects can change a life forever.  In 2017, Dan was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Just before his 26th birthday, he was riding home on his motorbike to Wollongong, just south of Sydney, with four others when a […]