Be ready for natural disasters

Living with complex physical disability significantly increases our risk to natural disasters, like ..
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Women building independence

After attending our Women's Skills For Independence course in November, a few women share the 'first..
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Let’s talk about sex

Candice, an experienced psychosexual therapist, shares some of the common challenges and changes peo..
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New physiotherapy guidelines for SCI

Get up to speed on the new set of SCI-specifc guidelines for Allied Health professionals, and make s..
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Rehab from the comfort of home

Occupational Therapist Mark Hanson shares how and why he opted to do rehab at home, after an operati..
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Surviving extreme heat with an SCI

A researcher explores how intensifying heatwaves in a warming climate affect people living with spin..
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To Stoma or Not to Stoma

My name is Ian, and in mid-2019 I sustained a C4 incomplete spinal injury from a motor car and carav..
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Providing Support During The Omicron Wave

I am so proud of the Scheduling and Allocations Team (S&A), and our mobile workforce. ..
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Vaccine survey finds strong support, some doubt

Apprehension over side-effects was the key reason cited for postponing a Covid-19 vaccination, among..
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Discovering Who I am

At 19 I was working towards an apprenticeship as a jockey, in a job I loved, when I had a fall that ..
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The Moments That Shape Us

Life can be seen as a series of moments that lead us to where we are now. Although some moments are ..
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Finding Hope

As I sat in the recliner wheelchair unable to move, all I could do was stare at the pale blue wall i..
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Do my support workers need to be vaccinated?

Hi everyone, and especially hi to people like me who have support workers coming into your homes pre..
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Personal Account Opens Up a Can of Worms

Thank you Ben for your measured personal insight on your careful use of cannabis for pain followin..
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Ben’s long and Winding Road to Medicinal Cannabis

It is 85 years since an American film warned parents about the reefer madness that lay in wait for..
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The jockey and the pressure sore

SO many of us grow up hoping to say it, and so few get to say it: “The highlight of my life has be..
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My natural remedy for skin conditions

Active AQA community member Young Ok Dowling shares her experiences using aloe vera to treat skin co..
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I was Still The Same Person

In October 1993 I was involved in a serious car accident which left me with C5 complete quadriplegia..
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Living in The Moment

“I never thought much about having kids,” says Jason Ellery, 32, who has two sons. Kyden has jus..
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I’m a wiser man today

In an article we posted a few months ago, former printer and professional jockey Ian Duckling told..
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