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Athlone IWA representative calls for action on lack of accessible housing

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Inaugural Changing Places facility opens on ground level of Athlone Civic Centre

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‘Home Truths’ campaign tackling accessible housing shortage in Westmeath

This Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) has launched a new awareness campaign exposing the barriers people with disabilities face trying to find wheelchair accessible housing in Westmeath, the Midlands region and beyond.

How will the IWA Personal Assistant Strike impact my life?

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Why must disabled people, especially young disabled people like myself, suffer significant effects from the Irish Wheelchair Association strike that they have no other option but to do in order to improve their staff benefits because they are not paid fairly in comparison to the workers who are directly employed by the HSE and their services?

Local authority and Westmeath Disability Working Group participate in Make Way Day

Westmeath County Council, in conjunction with Westmeath Disability working group members, were delighted to be take part in the National Make Way Day 2023 campaign, which took place on, Friday last, September 22.

Think Ahead, Think Housing 2023

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Irish Wheelchair Association has launched Think Ahead Think Housing 2023 it’s annual housing campaign for more social housing for people with disabilities in Mayo and across Ireland.

‘Do not abandon us’, say Athlone Irish Wheelchair Association members

Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) members from Athlone, the Midlands region and across Ireland marched on Leinster House to present its pre-budget submission to Government.

Successful Make Way Day 2022 campaign takes place in local communities

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Westmeath County Council, in conjunction with Westmeath Disability working group members, participated in the National Make Way Day 2022 campaign, which took place on Friday, September 30.

How to support your loved one to get a wheelchair accessible home

by Monica McGowan Hughes, service coordinator with Irish Wheelchair Association, Athlone.

How to support your loved one to get a wheelchair accessible home

As a parent or a sibling, sometimes it is hard to find the balance between encouragement and pressure when we are trying to get our loved ones to think about the future and where they will live as they get older.

 

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