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IWA has a range of youth services and activities around the country. We cater for young people with physical disabilities to assist them to explore their interests and interact with other young people. In this section we have listed all the activities that are being run across the country so check it out and find out what is going on in your area.

We hope the site will not only provide you with information on all aspects of our service but will also provide you with information on how take part, either as a young person, volunteer or supporter.

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The aim of the Youth Service is to enable all IWA members aged 13 to 30 years to involve themselves consciously and actively in their own development and in the development of society. The youth service activities are designed to involve our young members in their community. We are very interested in working with a lot of different groups and individuals as we want to create inclusion opportunities for the young people that we work with so that they can live life to the full.

 

 

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How do young people access our service?
There can be numerous ways that young people can interact with IWA’s services, i.e. referrals from other IWA services and external agencies, word of mouth from friends and families or a young person makes the contact themselves.

 

 

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Who should young people contact?
If any young person wants to find out more information or wants to get involved they should make contact with their nearest IWA Office. The full list of contacts are available here. The local office will be able to assist the young person to access an IWA activity if there is one set up locally or advise them on who to get in touch with in their community to support them to find a service they are interested in.

 

 

What do we do?
We have listed all the IWA activities that are currently on offer to young people across the country. Click here and you can find out what is going on from a list of counties and who to get in touch with to find out more info.

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Check out photos from our youth activities across the country. You may see someone you know or see yourself in here.

While you are here you should check out our DVD section. You can play the DVD’s that we have made and hopefully learn something new and maybe get some ideas to make a DVD yourself.

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What's Going on?

Check out the links below for the latest campaigns and news that IWA and others are doing. Who knows you may want to get involved in something new or different!

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Latest News, Events & Articles
Check out the links below for the latest campaigns, articles and news that IWA and others are doing. Who knows you may want to get involved in something new or different!

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Check out the views of young writers and other youth articles. If you want to write for us then get in touch, email: youth@iwa.ie We’d love to hear from you.

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BETTER OPTIONS
Featured in Spokeout Autumn 2011
Written by Joanna Marsden (Spokeout)

The Better Options College Fair, run by AHEAD each autumn, is an unmissable event for students with disabilities who want to explore their higher and further education options.

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Making decisions about the future, and exploring educational opportunities, can be a stressful process. The Better Options College Fair, a one-day information event for students with disabilities which takes place in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) on 30th November, aims to provide students with disabilities with everything they need to know about higher and further education options.

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