Living with Spinal Cord Injury

Stories from people with Spinal Cord Injury living independent lives

Cliff Leach on the importance of being a trustee

Aspire trustee Cliff was paralysed by a spinal cord injury in 1977 Read more

Kris took up golf again after his spinal cord injury

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Richard is President of World Wheelchair Rugby and works as an Assistive Technology volunteer

Richard is President of World Wheelchair Rugby Read more

Alan got married and is back into sport after his spinal cord injury

Alan got back into sport following his spinal cord injury and works as an Aspire Independent Living Advisor Read more

Jo loves spending time with her family

Jo is Aspire's Independent Living Advisor Manager Read more

It’s Joe’s Life: 50 years with a spinal cord injury

Joe talks about his life living with a spinal cord injury since he was 19 Read more

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Disabled people must work from home to do ‘their duty’

Aspire comments on the new policy
Aspire Leisure Centre's swim teachers take on the Aspire Channel Swim

A team of five swimming teachers are trying to beat the money they raised last year!
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023

From 28th November to 5th December your donation will be doubled!
Cliff Leach on the importance of being a trustee

Aspire trustee Cliff was paralysed by a spinal cord injury in 1977

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Welfare Benefits Advice

Our free advice service provides advice and support to people with Spinal Cord Injury
Our purpose

How we support the 50,000 people living with Spinal Cord Injury in the UK
Solent Swim 2024

Swim the Solent to the Isle of Wight
Job vacancies

View current job vacancies at Aspire, a national charity providing practical help to people who have been paralysed by Spinal Cord Injury.
Contact Us

Contact details for Aspire and all of our services. We always welcome feedback, comments or drop in to us any time, day or night and we'll be happy to see you.
Accessible housing

Our Housing Programme offers temporary accessible housing for people with Spinal Cord Injury around the UK
Relay Channel Swim 2024

Join a relay team to swim the 22 miles from the UK to France. Each swimmer will take it in turn to swim for an hour until the team reaches France.
Swimming

From the pool based Aspire Channel Swim to swimming the English Channel as part of a relay team, Aspire is known for its expertise in swimming events.
River Arun Swim 2024

Our River Arun swim gives you the chance to soak up the English countryside in rural Sussex with a beautiful swim along the River Arun.
Aspire Grants

The Aspire Grants Programme is currently closed, but there are other organisations that may be able to help.

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