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Exploring a New Partnership with Royal Rehab Group

We’re excited to share that Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) is exploring a potential merger Royal Rehab Group – a

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The Future of Helper Robots: SCIA x Akin

SCIA has been working with Akin for over four years to determine a user case for helper robots to improve

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SCIA x Ability One

SCIA has been working with an organisation called Ability One. Ability One has developed an innovative product called The Ability

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Inspiring Connections: Uncle Gerry Moore Joins SCIA RAP Committee for NAIDOC Week 8 July

The SCIA RAP Committee is proud to welcome Uncle Gerry Moore, OAM, a respected senior Aboriginal Elder from Wreck Bay

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Neuroscience Research Australia & NeuroMoves are recruiting participants for clinical trials

Together with Neuroscience Research Australia, NeuroMoves are recruiting participants for two clinical trials called the Get a Grip and the

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Participate in the Restoration of Respiratory and Upper Limb Function after cervical Spinal Cord Injury (RRULI) Trial

Researchers at the University of Melbourne are conducting a study: Restoration of Respiratory and Upper Limb Function after cervical Spinal

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EmployAbility at IMPACT 2025

Our EmployAbility team will be exhibiting at this year’s Australian Disability Network’s annual conference, IMPACT 2025, at the ICC Darling

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$15 million funding package for wheelchair accessible taxis begins

From March 31, 2025 a $15 million emergency funding package addressing the critical shortage of wheelchair accessible taxis will begin