Helpful organisations

Charities:

Spinal Injuries Association

Spinal Research

Spinal Injuries Scotland

Advice:

Department of Work and Pensions

Citizens Advice Bureau

Useful websites:

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Aspire Colchester House

Two bedroom bungalow in Colchester for people with Spinal Cord Injury
Alison returns to work as an Aspire Assistive Technologist

How Aspire is able to start providing its Assistive Technology service again post-lockdown
From injury to getting back to work as a doctor

An Aspire Independent Living Advisor helped Georgina see the light at the end of the tunnel
Wendy kept busy during lockdown making masks and scrubs for the NHS

After her father died in March, Wendy spent her time making PPE for the NHS in aid of Aspire

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Our purpose

How we support the 50,000 people living with Spinal Cord Injury in the UK
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.
Job vacancies

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

The Aspire Grants Programme is currently closed to new applications, but there are other organisations that may be able to help.
Help with independent living

Our Independent Living Advisors provide advice and guidance to patients in Spinal Injury Centres
How Assistive Technology can help you

Aspire's Assistive Technology Programme enables everyone, regardless of the level of their spinal cord injury, to independently use a computer.
Accessible housing

Our Housing Programme provides accessible properties for people with Spinal Cord Injury around the UK to be used on a short-term basis
Solent Swims 2021

We now offer a choice of Solent routes: our Classic Eastern route and new Western route.
Relay Channel Swim 2021

Swim 22 miles between Dover and France in a team of six. Each swimmer will take it in turn to swim for an hour until they reach France

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