Policy and Advocacy – A Year in Review

SCIA’s Policy and Advocacy Teams in Alstonville and Sydney have worked tirelessly over 2021 make sure people with disabilities are advocated for on an individual and systemic level. We want to share with you a few highlights that our Advocacy teams had helped with this year. To read the full list of updates click here: […]

Check out SCIA’s services in 2022!

SCIA is committed to continuing to provide our community with holistic support, no matter where you are. If you’ve been interested in our services and want to know more, make the resolution to connect with us in 2022!  Here is a snippet of what we will be offering: February 22, 2022 – Engage Program Engage is a […]

Joint Statement on the Religious Discrimination Bill with Regard to Disability Rights

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) is for-purpose organisation that represents and supports nearly 3000 members and clients who have neurological disabilities, predominantly those with spinal cord injuries (SCI) across Australia. SCIA is lending our support to Your Say Advocacy Tasmania’s position statement on the Religious Discrimination Bill with regard to Disability Rights. SCIA is concerned […]

Christmas and New Year Office Closure

With the festive season around the corner, we’d like to thank all our clients and members, new and old, for your valued support over this past year. Spinal Cord Injuries Australia will remain open during the Holiday period, with a skeleton staff complement from the 27th of December to assist you with urgent matters, and […]

Help our Peer and Family Support team this Christmas

Bianca was living her dream working in the Royal Australian Navy as a drone operator. However, in a split-second Bianca’s dreams were literally crushed, leaving her paralysed from the waist down. The journey after a spinal cord injury can be incredibly challenging, which is why the lived experience of SCIA’S Peer and Family Support team […]

International Day of People with Disability

Today is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD). The day increases public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. To support these values, SCIA will be showcasing our services at our NeuroMoves Canberra Open Day at Flynn Community Hub. You can come down to see our gym and discuss our services firsthand, including: […]