Nik Hartley

"I didn't plan on this" - podcast Introducing … “I didn’t plan on this” – a podcast dedicated to the real, honest, often unexpected experiences of people...

Listening to these podcasts somehow feels like the most important thing I have experienced in my few years at
@spinalinjuries.bsky.social

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It has challenged my still so present assumptions of what life is like as a person with spinal cord injury.

Have a listen...

We’re excited to invite our members and those who support them to a FREE online spotlight event from the Frank Williams Academy, on bladder health and care. Find out more and book your place here www.spinal.co.uk/get-involved...

Rehabilitation after SCI - it’s more than physical – Big Give 4,700 people in the UK sustain a spinal cord injury (SCI) every year through accident or illness. That's twelve people a day finding themselves with nowhere to turn. Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) ...

Please donate to @spinalinjuries.bsky.social this week. Anything from 75p to £7,500 will be matched by a generous pledger:

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Here's a Budget vision we should all shout about (see our trip to Downing Street below). No not my bid for Number 10 (but yes it has been noted I look happy at that door!) but this: connect peopl... Here's a Budget vision we should all shout about (see our trip to Downing Street below). No not my bid for Number 10 (but yes it has been noted I look happy at that door!) but this: connect people in...

Behind the Budget a real chance for change...

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UK charities say toxic immigration rhetoric leading to threats against staff | Nik Hartley OBE Why have I joined colleagues in writing to our government about toxic immigration rhetoric [see link below]? What has it got to do with us? We are apolitical. And certainly not experts on the right...

Why have I joined colleagues in writing to our government about toxic immigration rhetoric?...

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'You go where?' On pilgrimage. To Lourdes. 'Why on earth?...' The annual August questioning. It's a fair question: I hardly exude religious, pilgrimage goer! But here I sit... 'You go where?' On pilgrimage. To Lourdes. 'Why on earth?...' The annual August questioning. It's a fair question: I hardly exude religious, pilgrimage goer! But here I sit, equally exhausted ...

'You go where?' Why my back at work holiday story needs a bit of explaining...

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The #BeachAccessSurvey is designed to gather evidence from people with medical/mental health conditions and disabilities regarding their experiences of accessing the beach environment in the UK 🏖️ Please complete the survey asap https://form.jotform.com/wbehenna/beach-access-project-survey-2025

Two BRAND NEW SIA Community Groups will coming to East Anglia this September!
🔴 Monday 15 September 2025 - Holiday Inn Ipswich www.spinal.co.uk/get-involved...
🔵 Friday 19 September 2025 - Holiday Inn Norwich City www.spinal.co.uk/get-involved...
#SpinalCordInjury #Community

The 🆕 Autumn issue of Forward magazine is out now, packed full of stories from across the SCI community to unwind with 🍂🗞 You won't want to miss this one! Subscribe TODAY and receive your copy this September www.spinal.co.uk/product/forw... #ForwardMagazine #SpinalCordInjury

Be a superhero for SIA this Summer 🦸 The Superhero Tri is one of our favourite events of the year and it's back on Saturday 16 August ☀️ We're currently recruiting superheroes of all ages and abilities to join #TeamSIA. Find out more by visiting spinal.co.uk/get-involved...

🏳️‍🌈 On Tuesday 22 July we will be hosting a FREE Disability Pride Month webinar, sharing lived experiences of being part of the LGBTQ+ community and the unique challenges of the intersectionality between disability, gender and sexuality 🌈

Register today www.spinal.co.uk/get-involved...

Only 44% of disabled people say it's easy for them to physically access outdoor spaces (vs 78% of non-disabled people).

Everyone should be able to enjoy being active outdoors, yet for many disabled people that is not a reality.

#AccessibleOutdoors month is a perfect time to highlight the disparity between disabled people and non-disabled people when it comes to opportunities outdoors.

We will carry on working with you on this. Always.

This might just be our time... | Nik Hartley OBE This might just be our time... 6.5 years ago I was invited to lead Spinal Injuries Association. I remember the first Board meet-ups with the then Chair and Vice Chairs - one now my boss Faisal Hussai...

This might just be the momentum moment...

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I look confused! (I wasn't and it was a wonderful day. Thanks to our Patron for an amazing day)...

Burton Latimer man who has never flown before takes on charity skydive following spinal injury “I was undoubtedly on my way to losing the use of my legs permanently”

SIA in the news! 🗞️ 'Burton Latimer man who has never flown before takes on charity skydive following spinal injury' with the
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This is a game-changer for our community. We’ve spent years developing and championing personalised care plans that transform care for people with spinal cord injuries. @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social @spinalinjuries.bsky.social

Our statement on the #10yearplan :

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How do you manage to work? | Nik Hartley OBE How do you manage to work? Because you were qualified and skilled for the job you were given? For sure. But isn't it also because you can get there?... From your home; in clothes; having was...

How do you manage to work? Your skills and qualifications?

Or because you managed to get out of the bath this morning?

My @spinalinjuries.bsky.social letter to the Secretary of State:

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How do you manage to work? | Nik Hartley OBE How do you manage to work? Because you were qualified and skilled for the job you were given? For sure. But isn't it also because you can get there?... From your home; in clothes; having was...

How do you manage to work? Your skills and qualifications?

Or because you managed to get out of the bath this morning?

My @spinalinjuries.bsky.social letter to the Secretary of State:

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The What Matters 2025 report is out now! | Nik Hartley OBE What Matters? This does. https://lnkd.in/gyPKmSQJ Each year the What Matters survey led by Spinal Injuries Association, gives us a deeper, clearer picture of life with spinal cord injury in the UK a...

What matters? This...

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Today is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day 💙

An annual event that raises awareness about spinal cord injury (SCI) and sheds light on the challenges faced by over 105,000 people in the United Kingdom.

Find out more www.spinal.co.uk/spinal-cord-... #SCIAD25

Rebuilding Lives Awards 2025 Do you know a remarkable person or team making a big impact in the spinal cord injury (SCI) community?  The...

Last chance to VOTE! 🏆 Do you know a remarkable person or team making a big impact in the spinal cord injury community? ... The 2025 #RebuildingLivesAwards nominations are now OPEN and you have 2 more weeks to get those all important votes in to us spinal.co.uk/rebuilding-l... (closes Monday 19 May)

Joy

I mean. Go Emma... #Londonmarathon2025

Our response to the government statement on welfare reform | Nik Hartley OBE PIP. A couple of weeks on, what are those letters triggering for you? As a disabled person, untold worry? As someone who first heard the term three weeks ago? Perhaps you are in the 'well this ...

"What on earth are we all doing on podcasts and radio-phone-ins three weeks on, still asking whether saving £5billion on PIPs in four years time, was enough or not?"...

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Our response to the government statement on welfare reform | Nik Hartley OBE PIP. A couple of weeks on what are those letters triggering for you? As a disabled person, untold worry? As someone who first heard the term three weeks ago? Perhaps you are in the 'well this i...

"A badly calculated cardboard ledger in a Rose Garden" moment? Is the #PIP debate the UK's version?...

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The unsung gem of #spring. The #FloweringCurrant.

A nice start as I head to celebrate the work of @spinalinjuries.bsky.social at the #Cornflower Ball

Happy #equinox everyone 😊

So proud of everyone at the best of best charities.

Now we just have to achieve the change we know is possible and right for everyone...

BBC reporter spent six hours on nightclub accessible toilet floor BBC reporter Matthew Bassett was left stranded in 2014, and finds his story is far from unique.

💬 "Instead of enjoying a charity event, I ended up on the floor of the accessible loo for six hours after falling out of my wheelchair."

@euansguide.com is calling for businesses and councils to take 'immediate steps' to improve access to accessible toilets. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nik Hartley OBE on LinkedIn: Paralysed bowel campaign - SIA Have you been refused permission to go for a poo this morning? No? Well a lot of my colleagues, and thousands of our members, and tens of thousands of our…

Have you been refused permission to go for a poo this morning?

No?

You will be shocked to read that is not the case for many in the UK...

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