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We have a wealth of knowledge to share with you about living with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and have pulled this together in this section to help you access the information you need, when you need it.

A Moment That Changed Everything

2023 Lifeline Ambassador and public speaker, Matthew Caruana, comes on to share his story.

Online Network Forum: NDIS Review, Aged Care Act and Support at Home Program

Our Representative Advocacy team kicked off their first Online Network Forum for 2024 in February!

A Crash Course in Pain Management

Why does pain exist? Pain is our bodies natural response to sensory input that causes us to withdraw from potentially...

Something To Think About – Where Is The Support For Spouses & Partners?

Forrest Campbell comes on to talk about his observations about the lack of peer support for his wife when he...

Newcastle’s Journey to Better Tourist Accessibility

If you want to go somewhere different, just a couple of hours outside Sydney is Newcastle in New South Wales.

Get To Know Your Body – Shoulder Health

In this episode Physiotherapist Colbey Van Leeuwen talks about what shoulder health means and why it's so important you know...

When don’t you know what something is, how do you know what to ask for about NDIS? The most major reform for people with disabilities in Australia, but so fraught with tedious obstacles.

How much do you know about NDIS Support Coordination? Have you ever looked at your NDIS plan and felt lost? Confused? Have you ever attempted to find legal aid to help you at an Administrative Appeals Tribunal?

The NDIS is a complicated beast. In this episode Louise Hilton and Mel Gorman from our Community Services team and April Holt from our Policy and Advocacy team come on to discuss the NDIS from their experiences with participants on the scheme and from a policy perspective.

They talk about how the support plans seem too broad and too specific, share how educating NDIS planners and Local Area Coordinators can benefit participants and how all of these combined contribute to everyone getting NDIS burnout and the inaccuracies behind the phrase “NDIS blowout”.

Credits:

This episode has been written, produced and edited by Susan Wood with assistance from Cobie Ann Moore and Effie Manetakis. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore. Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub.