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SIA member walks Welsh three peaks in 24 hours

23 October 2024

Amy Moss (37) from Bristol has completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge four years after sustaining a life-changing spinal cord…

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Making the inaccessible accessible (Forward - Autumn 2024)

16 September 2024

When Debbie North was diagnosed with spinal degeneration, she and her late husband Andy wanted to find a way for…

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My journey from spinal cord injury to scrum (Gavin Walker)

31 July 2024

With the Paralympics just around the corner, Paralympic Gold Medallist, Gavin Walker MBE, tells us how wheelchair rugby helped him…

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Swishes do come true (Sophie Carrigill)

31 July 2024

After Sophie Carrigill learnt anything was possible, there was no stopping her … Sophie Carrigill is a GB wheelchair basketball…

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A new chapter (Ben Pritchard)

31 July 2024

As one journey ends, another begins for British rower Ben Pritchard … Behind the physiotherapists’ door at Stoke Mandeville Hospital…

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This Girl Can (Louise Sugden)

31 July 2024

Do grit, family and Beyoncé create a winning formula? They do in Louise Sugden’s world … You could say Louise…

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Gaming gave me my life back

31 July 2024

Published in Summer 2024 edition of FORWARD magazine As a tetraplegic, Ian thought he’d lost any chance of being able…

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Exploring space accessibility: What I discovered

29 July 2024

Witten by Glyn Hayes (Parliamentary and public affairs at Spinal Injuries Association) Recently, I had the privilege of attending the…

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Becoming an SIA support coordinator

14 July 2024

My story – from the spinal unit to becoming an SIA support coordinator by Joe Steele.

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