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Read the latest news stories from Back Up and the world of spinal cord injury.

Back Up and Thriving Accessible Travel Podcast Episode Two: Travelling by Public Transport

Episode Two: Travelling by Public Transport with a Spinal Cord Injury with Merryn ThomasIn this ...

Rob’s story: Care, travel, and helping others

Meet Rob:Travels frequently for work and for fun Works as a lawyer Enjoys hobbies ...

Back Up and Thriving Accessible Travel Podcast Episode One: Travelling by Train

Episode One: Travelling with a Spinal Cord Injury by Train with George Robinson In this episode ...

Back Up launches podcast to empower people with spinal cord injuries to travel confidently

Back Up launches Back Up and Thriving - an accessible travel podcast.Through honest conversations, unexpected ...

The October Club raises vital funds for Back Up 

The October Club's annual charitable gala, held last night at The Savoy, marked a ...

Charlotte’s story – staying connected

In 2015, my brother and sister were in a car accident. My sister passed away, ...

Iwan’s story – living confidently

While travelling to work one morning, I was in a car crash, and sustained a ...

Julie’s story – getting my confidence back

Sustaining my injury frightened the life out of me. I got up one night to ...

Kehinde’s story – gaining the courage to move forward

My injury happened in the middle of the night. A fire broke out in my ...

Ian’s story – giving something back

I sustained my injury 11 years ago in a cycling accident. I had always enjoyed ...