Ready, set, go: tips for travelling with confidence after spinal cord injury - an online spotlight event
Ready, set, go: tips for travelling with confidence after spinal cord injury - an online spotlight event
Delivered by the Frank Williams Academy
Thursday 12 March 2026
About this event
We’re excited to invite our members and those who support them to a FREE online spotlight event from the Frank Williams Academy.
Date: Thursday 12 March 2026
Time: 6.30 – 8.30pm
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
Our next spotlight event is all about confidence, preparation and reclaiming independence – one trip at a time. Whether you’re planning your first trip or looking to build more independence, this session will offer some tips and encouragement to help you travel with confidence, making each outing easier and more enjoyable.
Our clinical specialists and lived experience contributors will explore how to plan ahead, research accessibility, manage anxiety and challenge common myths that hold people back. You’ll hear from them how to prepare essential equipment and supplies, navigate transport options and handle unexpected challenges. We’ll finish with guidance for returning home, checking your skin, reflecting on what worked and adjusting for next time. We hope you leave with a ‘travel toolkit’ you can rely on whenever you need it.
The session will include:
- Planning ahead: visualising the goals
- Preparing essentials: getting equipped
- Outing and transport: navigating the journey
- Returning home: reflecting, adjusting, learning
- Panel discussions
Places are limited, so book soon to avoid disappointment
More information
Having the confidence to travel is crucial for a fulfilled life after spinal cord injury, but we understand that it may seem an overwhelming and daunting prospect. By using the resources in our travel hub we hope you will feel empowered with the knowledge and skills needed to be more independent and confident, whether at home or abroad (Please click on the image below to open the travel hub)
Frank Williams Academy, transforming the lives of spinal cord injured (SCI) people through education, training, research and development.