We’re seeking Volunteers for Freedom2Choose Activity Programme.
Volunteers required to provide one-to-one support to young people with additional needs to participate fully in our Freedom2Choose Activity Programme every Saturday from 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm.
The annual Freedom2Choose Christmas shopping trip took place on Saturday 30 November with a visit to Abbey Centre, Belfast from 10.30 am.
Young people got everything on their shopping list and finished with a tasty lunch.
Day 2 of Autonomie Summer Activity Week 2019 took place on Tuesday 6 August, with a host of fun, practical learning activities. Find out more.
On Saturday 19 January Freedom2Choose programme young people all ‘Made our Mark’ on canvas; the name for this art work was voted on by the young people who named it - ‘Hands Together’ which is now proudly displayed at Lilac House!
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Today (Wednesday 25th of July) The UK Government Department for Transport has announced up to £300 million has been made available to improve accessibility across all types of travel for people with visible and less visible disabilities as part of Inclusive Transport Strategy.
We welcome this announcement.
Our latest Annual Review is now available!
It has been a very exciting time at Autonomie. We hope you enjoy reading all the stories and updates about what has been going on over the last year.
To download a PDF copy of the Annual Report click here.
Survey: Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency are trying to find out about the experiences of individuals with learning disabilities when they go to hospital.
If you work or care for someone with a learning disability, they would love to hear from you. Your views will help to improve the experiences of individuals with learning disabilities when they go to hospital.
Resources: The Northern Ireland Cerebral Palsy Register (NICPR) invites you to join a new community mailing list to learn more about their research & how to get involved in their work.
By subscribing you will receive emails about NICPR news, events, research and how you can get involved with NICPR work.
What Next? Programme starts back today (Wednesday 25th of July) and and runs every Wednesday and Thursday.
Suitable for young people aged between 16 and 25 living with physical disabilities and mild/moderate learning disabilities, this activities programme will offer participants a chance to develop life skills, have new experiences, build friendships and more!
Designed to promote positive mental health, What Next? delivers fun-packed activities every Wednesday and Thursday at Finaghy Youth Centre, Belfast, 10.00 am to 2.00 pm.
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**Summer Scheme Week 2**
Lots more activities coming up on Week 2 of the Autonomie Summer Scheme 2018 which runs from Monday 6th of August to Friday 10th of August 2018.
Participants can try their hand at sushi making, get active at Belfast Activity Centre, have a go at baking with Hannah and even have a go making Urban artwork with a Tim McCarthy masterclass.
Day two of the What Next? Programme took place on Thursday 5th of July, and to make sure everyone was awake and ready to face a new day, we did some gentle aerobic exercises to promote positive mental health. Following this, participants took part in a session on what we feel is the most important thing about ourselves; what is important to us; what annoys us and how we should consider other people before we react or speak.
Day 1 of our new What Next? Programme took place on 4th July 2018 with Nikos & Daniel from Drakes Music who taught participants about rhythm and how it's around in a lot of things we do in life.
The session gave young people a chance to play the mandarin alongside background musical effects!
Participants also did some sessions on being aware of ourselves and the people around us!
