Engaging with students on Risk, Consequences & Resilience.
SpinChat is a transformative public speaking program designed to engage and educate Victoria’s youth on the critical issue of spinal cord injury prevention. SpinChat speakers are wheelchairs themselves after serious injuries, through compelling presentations, SpinChat brings awareness directly into Victorian secondary schools, highlighting the risks and consequences associated with everyday activities.
Our presenters have overcome some of life’s toughest battles, sharing their stories and experiences through engaging and powerful presentations, that inspire students to make safer and more informed choices.
Our mission extends beyond mere presentations; SpinChat presentations spark conversations that lead to lasting impact.
A 45 minute SpinChat presentation has the potential to prevent students from becoming a spinal cord statistics, book now to change lives.
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SpinChat presenters are available all across Victoria, presentations can be customised to suit your needs. Please contact us today for an obligation free quote.
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SpinChat presentations in Melbourne Metro area’s are invoiced at $200 after the presentation has taken place. Please contact us for a quote for regional areas. Independence Australia and TAC subsidise the total cost each presentation including travel costs, we believe every Victorian secondary school student should have the opportunity to experience a SpinChat presentation.
About Our Presentations
SpinChat presentations are engaging, thought provoking and have a lasting impact with students. Presentations are usually 45 minutes in length and there’s no limit on the number of students that can attend. An invoice will be sent for payment after the presentation has taken place.
Each year, around 400 new cases of spinal cord injury are recorded across Australia; that’s around one case every day. There is currently no cure for spinal cord injury, only prevention. To support the strategy of prevention, every year the SpinChat school speakers return to Victorian secondary schools with their message of risk minimisation.
Our speakers
Through an open and honest delivery of their story and experiences with spinal cord injury, our speakers hope to promote prevention, minimise risk of injury and encourage students to consider consequences of high risk activities.
The Facts
The most common causes of spinal cord injury are preventable.
New cases of spinal cord injury reported in Australia each year
Australians have a spinal cord injury
%
of spinal cord injuries occur in the 15- 24 year old age group
Students reached through SpinChat program
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