Building capacities for inclusion: Identifying the priorities of inclusion and mainstream capacity building for people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) and post-polio syndrome

In 2017, Spinal Life Australia received an ILC National Readiness grant from the National Disability Insurance Agency. Spinal Life Australia (in QLD), and their partner AQA (in Victoria), represent people with SCI. Spinal Life Australia also supports people with PP, in conjunction with Polio Australia and the Polio Network Victoria. The agencies reported feedback from their members about barriers to inclusion within community and mainstream services. Spinal Life Australia contracted Deakin University (stage 1) and Swinburne University (stage 2) to undertake a research study to investigate these barriers.