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Meet the SIA support line team (Forward - Winter 2025)

13 December 2025

SIA’s free support line is often the first port of call for people seeking support and advice after spinal cord…

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Turning adversity into opportunity - Melanie Reid (Forward - Winter 2025)

12 December 2025

SIA columnist Ruth Hunt discusses mental health with award-winning journalist and author Melanie Reid MBE. In 2010 journalist Melanie Reid…

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The unstoppable Dani Czernuszka-Watts (Forward - Winter 2025)

11 December 2025

In 2017, former rugby player Dani Czernuszka-Watts was left T10 injured after a foul tackle from an opponent. 8 years…

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We are family - Emma and Katie's story (Forward - Winter 2025)

10 December 2025

Determination runs in the family: 14 years after Emma Neild sustained a spinal cord injury in a rollercoaster accident, her…

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Behind the scenes at Downing Street…

20 November 2025

A day we won’t forget by Dharshana Sridhar (SIA public affairs lead)   What a moment! On Monday, our public affairs…

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John 'Jack' Lawton Obituary

13 November 2025

Jack Lawton Obituary – 19th November 2025 – Former Chair of the SIA We celebrate the life of John Scott…

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