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Youth Services


The Youth Services page is currently undergoing some big changes. If you would like to suggest any ideas or make comments on what you would like to see on the new page, please email: Daragh Kennedy


View From Here Booklet

View from Here

‘View From Here’ has been produced to provide a disability awareness educational resource for young people. The purpose of this resource is to raise awareness among students and teachers of the simple steps they can take, the attitudes they can choose and the decisions they can make that will improve how young people with disabilities are treated.

Click here to read more and download the resource booklet.

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Report from the 2009 Youth Service Consultation
Click here to download and read this report in PDF format

Integr8 booklet

Integr8 is a resource guide which has been developed to increase awareness of needs, desire and wants of young people with physical disability. It is designed to help all young people, youth leaders and all those involved in managing youth work to include young people with physical disability.
Click here to download the Integr8 Booklet in PDF

Around the country

IWA has youth programmes and clubs at IWA centres around the country. Active youth clubs now exist in locations such as Wexford, Mullingar, Tullamore, Limerick, Manorcunningham, Kilkenny and Dublin. In Cork, a joint initiative to provide services for youth groups has been undertaken by IWA, involving the MS Society and Enable Ireland. Each year, youth camps (social and developmental holidays) are held at locations such as Cuisle Holiday Centre.

Links

IWA's youth services have links with Foroige, the national youth organisation, at regional level, with strong partnerships established in Cork and Dublin. IWA also places representatives on National Youth Council of Ireland working groups addressing the issues of equality and discrimination.

How you can get involved

If you would like to get more information about a Youth Services in your area, please contact your local IWA centre