Spokeout
May 2025
We have packed this issue full of new and interesting articles, including our Mobility Life feature, which shares some great insights on assistive technology, and building on the popularity of our feature on Penney’s adaptive fashion, we have expanded this piece with lots of additional information on where to source fashionable adaptive clothing. Lorraine Regan shares her experience of learning to drive with IWA, having started a new job, and IWA-Sport athlete, Jack O’Connor, shares his passion for farming and Para Athletics with us.
Our fundraising team bring you a heartwarming story of community and friendship through the lens of member, Neil Farry who attends our Carrick-on-Shannon Community Centre. Neil was a postman and lived a busy life until one morning, he tripped on a footpath when he was out delivering post.
Advocacy continues to work on IWA’s Pre-Budget Submission, which will be presented at Dail Eireann in Dublin on Tuesday, May 27th, and we would love to see you there, if you can make it. We also share some of the topline results from the online Pre-Budget survey, huge thank you to everyone who responded.
This and so much more awaits you in this edition, so please grab a cuppa and take a couple of moments out of your day to read on.
We hope you enjoy,
Pam
Spotlight on:
Jack O'ConnorIn this issue:
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Spotlight on: Jack O’Connor
Para Athletics has changed my Life -
Advocacy
Join our Pre-Budget Campaign -
Fundraising
Community is Friendship – Support our Community Centres Today -
Learning how to drive with Irish Wheelchair Association
"Why didn't I do this ten years ago?" - Lorraine Regan -
Mobility Life
The Benefits of Assistive Technology in the Home -
Adaptive Fashion: Style Meets Function
Empowering Self-Expression for Every Body -
IWA launches first-ever Young Adults Skillsfest
Competitions in Art, Boccia, and more