Ruth F Hunt

A new wheelchair was supposed to reduce my pain and make me more independent. But without an adapted home, how can disabled people reap the benefits of new technology, asks freelance journalist Ruth Hunt

As someone who writes articles and columns I know when I’m making an argument, I need to include the views of real-life people. Real people not only add colour but validity. If I can’t find people, then the article will have to be ditched for the…

An article looking at stigma from suicide attempts that result in spinal cord injuries in 'Forward' the magazine from The Spinal Injuries Association.

Social media debates about disabilities can cause severe mental stress, making many people's conditions worse.

It is estimated that each year there are 4,400 new cases of someone sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI). For these people it is crucial they receive specialist treatment not only when they are first injured but as they embark on their journey

The National Strategy for Spinal Cord Injuries is under threat, as the NHS plans to move away from a national approach to local one, raising concerns about a postcode lottery.

LOOKING back at the events around my Section 21 “no-fault” eviction, I can see how a random event led to the actions of my landlord of 10 years.I had become aware that the wall of my front yard had caved in, probably the result of a car backing into it. Reluctantly, this was something I had to pass onto my landlord. It took ages for anyone to come and fix the wall, but when they did, they didn’t finish it. Instead, they left some tools and a bag of sand in my neighbour’s driveway.

This legislation – the result of a massive grassroots campaign – is something that should be celebrated, as it gives certainty and clarity for both renters and landlords.

To help those newly injured the Spinal Injuries Association has launched a podcast series called I Didn’t Plan on This

A new podcast from the Spinal Injuries Association, I Didn’t Plan on This, gives those who are newly injured with a spinal cord injury, hope and support through guests with such injuries, showing how they’ve broken down barriers, not letting

For Forward magazine (from the Spinal Injuries Association) I wrote about my own experience using wheelchairs. When I was first injured back in 1989, I thought it illustrated my failure in life, but as you can read in the magazine, that changed due…

I saw a news story about two women with spinal-cord injuries who'd both encountered difficulties within the NHS. Me too.

This is in Forward - the magazine from Spinal Injuries Association

Labour must not abandon disabled people (again) in the rush to get homes built - too many of us are living in unsafe housing

PROFESSOR Linda Gask, whose latest book, All in Her Mind: How We Are Failing Women’s Mental Health and What Must Change, shares the personal testimonies of women who have been failed by mental health services, has been advocating for more provision for women in their local communities, including women’s centres run by and for women.Women’s centres are so valuable because women, and especially disadvantaged women, have found it problematic getting access to services.

By Spinal cord injury survivor, R.F. Hunt For anyone needing personal care, there needs to be a high degree of trust. But what if that isn’t present? What if you are in a relationship and your partner rather than acting as a ‘carer’ is instead

In Autumn 2025 Forward magazine from the Spinal Injuries Association

Reform's mass deportation plans won't do anything to help vulnerable women and girls, but we all know that already