Award-winning injury prevention program, the Spinal Education Awareness Team (SEAT) inspired students at Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School to stay safe, during a recent visit to the school.
Run by the Spinal Injuries Association and accredited by Education Queensland, SEAT has a proud 24-year history, having reached more than 1.4 million students and counting!
At the heart of the program are the 18 volunteer presenters based throughout Queensland, who all have a spinal cord injury and use a wheelchair. Because there’s no cure for a spinal cord injury, they’re committed to educating young people on how to stay safe.
The SEAT team reinforces messages like always wearing your seatbelt, wearing a helmet when on a bike or a skateboard, the importance of playing sports fairly and walking into any body of water to check its depth. These simple tips could save young people from sustaining a permanent disability.
Thanks to the generous major sponsorship by BHP Billiton Cannington Mine, the program is free until June 30, 2013. The Mine’s assistance, along with the support of other sponsors – the Queensland Government, the Motor Accident Insurance Commission and the RBSM Foundation – means the SEAT presenters are on track to speak to more than 100,000 children throughout the state this year alone.
For more information on how the Association supports 2000 Queenslanders with spinal cord injuries, or to support the Association yourself, please visit
www.spinal.com.au.
