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Katty’s PIP appeal success thanks to SIA support

13 May 2025

Katty King-Coulling (39) from Maidenhead sustained a spinal cord injury in 2018 that has left her with debilitating chronic pain….

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In memory of my husband

23 April 2025

SIA member Kate Griffin recently got in touch with us following the sad passing of her husband Graham to say…

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Share your story with the media

28 March 2025

If you face injustice and/or want to educate the public on the realities of living with a spinal cord injury,…

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An interview with the directors of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

31 October 2024

Peter Ettedgui, director and screenwriter, and Ian Bonhôte, director and producer, sat down and spoke to SIA about their film “Super/Man:…

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A review of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story by Martin Hibbert

31 October 2024

Our vice president Martin Hibbert gives his review on the Christopher Reeve film out in cinemas from Friday 1 November…

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Q&A with Super/Man film researcher Ella Beaumont

31 October 2024

With the UK release of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Spinal Injuries Association sat down with Ella Beaumont (29), who…

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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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