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#SeriousSh1t campaign – six months on

5 October 2023

The response to our #SeriousSh1t campaign has been hugely positive, and we’ve been delighted to receive many offers of support.

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Amicapsil-SCI petition – please sign this!

5 October 2023

Petition to make Amicapsil-SCI available on prescription. As people with a spinal cord injury know only too well, skin damage…

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Pavement parking petition

4 October 2023

Pavement parking affects everyone, but is especially dangerous for disabled people, including people with sight loss and wheelchair users, as well as parents with children, and older people.

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Work capability assessment consultation

29 September 2023

The government is consulting on the Work Capability Assessment which is used in universal credit and employment support allowance to determine what work-related conditions a disabled person must meet to keep getting their benefit.

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Invite your MP to the next APPG meeting!

26 September 2023

It’s not too late to support our campaigns team and invite your MP to attend the next meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on spinal cord injury.

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Our autumn issue of Forward

1 September 2023

We’re delighted to bring you our autumn issue of Forward, packed full of real-life stories, the latest news, research and advice from across our community.

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Damning report shows the government is failing disabled people

30 August 2023

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned of dire consequences due to the UK and Welsh governments’ inaction on issues faced by disabled people.

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Campaigns team – all change!

30 August 2023

It’s all change in our campaigns team!

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International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS)

24 August 2023

Simon Pinnell, from SIA, has been selected to join the governing panel of an ISCoS Special Interest Group.

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Rocket Medical syringe discontinued

9 August 2023

Discontinuation of production of the Rocket Medical syringe

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Disability Action Plan – have your say

3 August 2023

The Government has launched a consultation on their new ‘Disability Action Plan’, which sets out the immediate actions they plan to take across government

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Every story matters - help the UK Covid-19 Inquiry understand your experience of the pandemic

3 August 2023

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future.

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