Women's Health Appeal
Thank you for wanting to support our Women’s Health Appeal. Please find below information on the campaign, our petition and how you can donate to support us to bring about positive changes for the spinal cord injury community.
Support our women’s health campaign and donate here …
Women’s Health Campaign
Did you know? … Women with spinal cord injuries face significant challenges in accessing the healthcare they need. Despite advancements in medical care and policy commitments to equality, too many women with disabilities continue to be excluded from mainstream health services, left navigating a system that fails to recognize and meet their unique needs.
The healthcare system is not designed with disabled women in mind. From inaccessible facilities, to a lack of specialist knowledge among healthcare professionals, disabled women often struggle to get the care they require.
We understand that … addressing these issues requires more than just small-scale adjustments, it demands systemic change across government departments, the NHS, and local authorities. Greater collaboration between health, social care, housing, transport, and employment sectors is crucial to ensure that disabled women are not only able to access healthcare but can do so with dignity, choice, and autonomy.
Disabled women’s health must be embedded into national health strategies, workforce training, and public health campaigns. It’s time to break these barriers!
Jane’ story
SIA member Jane Hudson left an appointment for a mammogram in March 2020, being told no imaging could be taken of her breasts. As a C4-5 tetraplegic, Jane is paralysed from the chest down and was physically unable to position herself correctly. Five months later, her carer found a lump in Jane’s left breast. She was then diagnosed with a Grade 3 tumour. READ MORE
I’ve had challenges with the healthcare system for the last 22 years, and it’s not changed. Health shouldn’t be compromised because you have a disability. It’s just wrong. We need the same access to healthcare as everyone else.
SIGN THE PETITIONWOMENS HEALTH CAMPAIGN
DONATE
Your donations how will support us to advocate for our members and bring about positive changes for the spinal cord injury community. Did you know? … in the UK there are an estimated 105,000 people living with SCI and here at SIA we continue to be an expert guiding voice, supporting them to live fulfilled lives after injury.