Spinal Life Australia has congratulated Brisbane singer Tim McCallum, who has been chosen to perform the national anthem at the AFL Grand Final in Queensland on Saturday 24 October. The announcement is timely as this week is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (7-13 September). At the age of 18, Tim sustained a spinal cord injury […]
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Perth businesses encouraged to review accessibility for Awareness Week
For Doubleview resident Karen Harvey, who sustained a spinal cord injury at the age of 22, accessibility means freedom and confidence. During Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week 2020 (7 to 13 September), Karen has encouraged local businesses to explore how they can become more accessible and inclusive for everyone, including people who use wheelchairs and […]
Client and member feedback helps guide our future growth
Guided by the feedback and experiences of our members and clients, we’re looking to grow and improve our services to deliver exceptional support for people with spinal cord damage. We recently sent customer surveys to participants of our Personal Support and Home Care Services (PSHCS), Allied Health Services and Member Services to get their feedback […]
New app on track to provide accessibility info on Australia’s destinations
Your support will help bring this life-changing app to all Australians with a physical disability. To help us create a more accessible Australia, click here. We’re looking forward to sharing an exciting new initiative later in the year to help people with a physical disability participate and contribute to their local businesses and communities through […]
Students focus on accessibility in kayak platform design competition
Industrial Design students are working to remove barriers and make it easier for people with a physical disability to go kayaking in south-east Queensland’s lakes and dams as part of a new competition project initiated by Spinal Life Australia. The project, which is supported by Seqwater and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), saw thirteen […]
Disability advocates and research pioneers recognised with national honours
Some of Australia’s leading disability advocates and spinal cord researchers were recognised for their exemplary contributions in the recent 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Included in this year’s Honours List were Spinal Life member Dr John MacPherson and Perry Cross, who both received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) award, and Professor Perry Bartlett […]
Spinal Life teams with Spinal Chatter to strengthen WA community
We’re teaming up with WA-based spinal cord injury support organisation Spinal Chatter to strengthen and expand our community in Western Australia. For the last six years, Spinal Chatter has provided peer support for Western Australians with spinal cord injury and their friends and family and we look forward to working with their team and members […]
Advice and resources on planning for emergency care
If you have spinal cord damage and use a personal support worker or carer, it’s important to have an emergency plan developed in case your support worker or carer cannot attend a shift and no substitute carer is available. With the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) situation resulting in mandatory self-isolation periods and additional health impacts, it’s […]
Current updates and responses to coronavirus (COVID-19)
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation evolves, we are continuing to follow the latest advice and recommendations from health authorities including the Australian Government and World Health Organisation. The health and wellbeing of our members, clients, staff and community remains our priority, and we are taking a collaborative approach to managing this outbreak. While we are […]
Spinal Life introduces COVID-19 policy to financially support casual workforce
We are financially supporting employees from potential loss of income due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) with the announcement of its “casual cushion” policy. As a not-for-profit leader in specialist services for people living with spinal cord damage, we have introduced a policy to ensure employees continue to have income to support their families if they […]