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6 Tips For Keeping Motivated With Your Exercise Program

May 3, 2022 by lschulz

Stay Dedicated To Being Motivated We asked one of our Exercise Physiologists, Ernest Starowicz, to share his export advice about how to keep motivated when you’re getting back into exercise. From busy work schedules to lifestyle changes to injuries and long periods of illness, there are many reason why people stop exercising. If you’re getting […]

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Our Rockingham Holiday Hot Spots

April 12, 2022 by lschulz

The results are in from Spinal Life’s latest accessibility review: this time, it’s all about Rockingham! Accessible Rockingham Rockingham is a lovely spot about 45-minutes south of Perth. With 37 kilometres of beautiful coastline, protected bays and gorgeous beaches, it’s no wonder it’s well-known for its water activities. Recently, Spinal Life Australia received a grant […]

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What is SDA Housing?

April 8, 2022 by lschulz

Accessible Accomadation

A quick look at the complicated world of specialist disability accommodation. Keep hearing about SDA, but not quite sure what it is or if it relates to you? To find out more, we spoke to Alison Kidd, a Supports Coordinator who’s worked at Spinal Life Australia for four years, and – along with the Supports […]

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The Financial Benefits of Good Access

November 17, 2021 by Anna Banhazi

Every business owner knows the importance of good customer service for anyone who enters your business or facility, but what about the customers that don’t even make it to your front door? Consumer research reports have found people who encounter an access barrier or experience poor disability awareness at a brick-and-mortar and/or web business will simply move […]

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The Impacts of Exclusion

November 17, 2021 by Anna Banhazi

In Australia, disability and social isolation/exclusion too commonly go hand in hand. Dr Rhonda Galbally (Chair, National People with Disabilities and Carer Council), said it best in the 2009 National Disability Strategy Consultation Report, when she wrote; “For many years people with disabilities found themselves shut in – hidden away in large institutions. Now many people […]

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Why Good Access is Good for Business

November 17, 2021 by Anna Banhazi

Every business knows the importance of good customer service, but what about those customers that don’t or can’t even make it through your front door? ‘Good Access’ is not only good for the community, but it’s also very good for business. There are almost 4 million Australians living with one or more disabilities. This figure […]

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Hello Sunshine: A guide to accessibility in the Sunshine Coast

August 2, 2021 by Anna Banhazi

Beautiful sunset

Everybody loves a holiday or day out in Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast region. So if you’re lucky enough to visit as part of your job, you’ve really hit the jackpot. Spinal Life Australia Advocacy Officer, Lachy Chapman recently found himself in exactly that position, when he was asked to create the Sunshine Coast Accessible Tourism […]

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Out of the bunker: Getting back on the green

July 12, 2021 by Anna Banhazi

When Russell Spencer had a spinal stroke in 2018, one of the hardest things he had to face was the idea that he might never play golf again. But, happily, the Gladstone resident is back on the green, doing what he loves most. And it’s all thanks to the NDIS – Russell’s believed to be […]

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Aged Care recommendations remove NDIS over 65s inequity

March 2, 2021 by Anna Banhazi

Spinal Life Australia has welcomed recommendations to improve the lives of older Australians with disability, from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s final report which was tabled in Parliament yesterday. In the report, the Royal Commissioners recommended that anyone receiving aged care who is living with disability should receive supports and outcomes […]

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Survey seeks feedback from polio survivors

February 26, 2021 by Rachel Toune

Over the past three years, we have been working to address some of the key issues affecting the lives of polio survivors, informed by our members’ personal feedback and experiences. We have achieved many of the goals we set out to reach, as detailed below, and we are now seeking input from people experiencing the […]

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