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    Read about what’s going on around SCIA and the disability sector. SCIA has services to help enhance the lives of people with disabilities and neurological conditions.

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    Join an Advocacy Community Network near you!

    Our Representative Advocacy team has formed Advocacy Community Networks in ACT and NSW for people with disability, family, friends and carers. It's a chance to...
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    SCIA welcomes $15 million funding for NSW wheelchair accessible taxis

    Spinal Cord Injuries Australia (SCIA) welcomes the announcement by the NSW Government to inject $15 million in funding for the taxi industry to increase the...
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    End of Year Operating Hours

    As we come into the end of year festival season, please be advised that we will be operating with limited support between 24th December 2024...
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    SCIA at ANZSCoS 2024!

    SCIA attended ANZSCoS 2024 in Fremantle, Western Australia from November 27th to 29th November. The underlying theme of the event was 'Sustainability, to connect respect...
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    Upcoming Events – December 2024

    Welcome to the silly season of 2024. Check out the up coming events happening this December. SYDNEY Event: Christmas BBQ @ Sargood Saturday 14 December,...
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    Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) in 2025

    Join us in our two-day online WRAP Program in February 2025! During the two days, people with disability engage in open and collaborative facilitated conversation,...
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    Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week 2024 is all about strength.

    This week, we will be talking about the different ways people with spinal cord injuries can show their strength. If you’ve been watching the Paris Paralympic Games it’s clear that there is empowerment through physical strength, however there is so much more. This week we will also talk about strength in advocacy, independence, resilience and community.

    Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to see our posts celebrating the week – we encourage you to comment on our social media and be part of the conversation!

    World SCI Day 2024

    World SCI Day is celebrated on September 5th ever year. Organised by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), the theme this year is ‘End Violence – Protect Spinal Cord’.

    Globally, over 15 million people are living with a spinal cord injury. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of statistical data around this issue, but we know that this problem does exist. Here is what we could find:

    Even though these number could be perceived as insignificant, we want to acknowledge that this is over 3% too much and people should be able to feel safe wherever they are.

    In addition to this, we want to use this opportunity to let you know we are pulling together resources on our Resource Hub with information that can educate people about this subject, policy and legislation for victims of violence who have a spinal cord injury, emergency information and any legal advice that may be able to help you, if you are unable to leave.

    Our Policy and Advocacy team offer individual advocacy for people with disabilities living in New South Wales. If you would like to contact them please email info@scia.org.au.

     

     

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