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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

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Join our peer support research project for young people with spinal cord injury (SCI)

We’re looking for young people aged 12 – 25 and living in New South Wales or Victoria living with a

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George Panos appointed as SCIA’s Chairperson, succeeding Michael Rabbitt

We would like to take a moment to announce the retirement of our Chairperson Michael Rabbitt at Spinal Cord Injuries

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Seeking volunteers for Get A Grip!

Are you more than one year post-injury with a complete or incomplete cervical spinal cord injury? We’re inviting volunteers to