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Spinal Injuries Association
because life needn't stop when you're paralysed
SIA House2 Trueman Place
Oldbrook
Milton Keynes
MK6 2HH
Tel (information / advice): 0800 980 0501
Tel: 0845 678 6633
Web: www.spinal.co.uk
Best time to telephone: 9.30am - 1pm, 2pm - 4.30pm Monday - Friday.
The Spinal Injuries Association was founded in 1974, since when it has grown into a national organisation offering expertise on living with spinal cord injury through a wide range of services for people paralysed through spinal cord injury. SIA is controlled and run by spinal cord injured people themselves to assist those with similar disabilities get back to an ordinary everyday life following injury. SIA's philosophy is to help people help themselves and to achieve this their services include:-
- Freephone Helpline - accessible by e-mail post and telephone. They can provide accurate and up to date information on subjects ranging from benefits, housing, education, aids and equipment, mobility and transport, sexuality etc.
- Language Line.
- Peer Support Service - is available at all the Spinal Injuries Centres in this country. SIA has a Peer Support Officer and volunteers working within each centre to provide friendly support and information on living with spinal cord injury and SIA and its work.
- Directory of Personal Injury Solicitors - provided free of charge to all members giving a comprehensive choice of solicitors throughout the UK who specialise in personal injury claims for spinal cord injury.
- SIA Link Scheme - enables you to contact other SIA members who may have been through similar difficulties to those you are currently facing. Members volunteer to talk in confidence about a specific topic or topics including pregnancy, sexuality, pain relief, motoring, sports and much more.
- Publications and factsheets including their bi-monthly magazine FORWARD cover a wide range of subjects. MOVING FORWARDS is their major guide to living with a spinal cord injury. ACTIVE is a recent publication listing sports and leisure activities for spinal cord injured people and people with other disabilities.
For further details and details regarding membership contact the association at the above address.
Checked: September 2006
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