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WE OFFER

Leap offers visioning and planning, connections and networks, information, workshops, and family leadership initiatives for families who have a child with a disability and who want to pursue an inclusive life.

We encourage

We encourage families to look beyond services and to focus on inclusion in ordinary life. This approach will assist children with disabilities to maintain strong and diverse relationships with family members, friends and within their community.

WE INVEST

We invest in families because we believe they are foundational in their capacity to pursue inclusive lives and drive social change.

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UPCOMING NEWS & EVENTS

Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024

Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024

We are now opening registration for our Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024. The Leadership for Inclusion Series is a three month Family Leadership Training held over three weekends. Participants must be available for all of the following dates: September 27th - 29th...

Getting Started with Self Directed Support

Getting Started with Self Directed Support

We were first introduced to Ruairi and the O'Reilly family six months ago. The family wanted to work with Leap to craft a vision and a plan for Ruairi to live a vibrant and fulfilling life in the community. We supported their application for funding through the...

Emily’s Path to a Good Life

Emily’s Path to a Good Life

We spent a great morning recently running a training session for Emily's team. Emily is a young woman who with the help of her family and circle of support accesses her disability funding in the form of a personal budget and employs her own staff. Emily’s staff...

Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024

Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024

We are now opening registration for our Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024. The Leadership for Inclusion Series is a three month Family Leadership Training held over three weekends. Participants must be available for all of the following dates: September 27th - 29th...

Getting Started with Self Directed Support

Getting Started with Self Directed Support

We were first introduced to Ruairi and the O'Reilly family six months ago. The family wanted to work with Leap to craft a vision and a plan for Ruairi to live a vibrant and fulfilling life in the community. We supported their application for funding through the...

Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024

Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024

We are now opening registration for our Leadership for Inclusion Series 2024. The Leadership for Inclusion Series is a three month Family Leadership Training held over three weekends. Participants must be available for all of the following dates: September 27th - 29th...

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Research by Leap in partnership with the Research Group on Self-Directed Living

Perspectives of People with Disabilities and Families

Family Leadership

Workshop Series
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Evaluation of Leap

 We are pleased to share the first independent evaluation of our work

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TESTIMONIALS

Leap were able to effectively manage the set up and delivery of training to a range of participants in various venues around the country. They were always professional, punctual and courteous. They managed a range of diverse situations and learning groups with skill and diplomacy. Their training and workshops were highly engaging and were designed and delivered to an extremely high standard. Training content and handouts were clear and concise even whilst covering complex topics. Training was well paced and utilised a range of methodologies including discussion and facilitated reflection, small group work and values clarification. I would have no hesitation in recommending Leap as a training provider.
Brian Smyth, Deputy CEO

Leitrim Development Company, 2019

This is just to say a huge thank you to you for yesterday’s ‘Creating a Good Life’ course in Galway. For the first time since our lovely boy was diagnosed, I am filled with enthusiasm and hope about how we as a family can help him to have a great future.
Parent who attended a workshop

February 2017

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Our Mission

To assist families to take action for an inclusive life

Leap works with families to increase their relationships and personal networks and to navigate life stages.
Leap assists families to focus on inclusion and the importance of relationships, belonging and valued social roles.
Leap develops the leadership of families so that they can raise expectations of what is possible in the lives of people with disabilities.

 Leap assists families to create community in the street where they live.

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We Support Families by Offering

Workshops, training and conferences

Family Friendly Information

Family leadership retreats

Research

Projects and initiatives to support inclusion

We Offer Training Programmes in

Advocacy

Circles of Support

Building a Vision *

Family Leadership

Self-Directed Living

Leadership Development

Valued Social roles – Pathways to full, meaningful and inclusive lives

Individualised Funding

Powerful ideas and theories (esp. SRV)

Supported Decision Making

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* by vision we mean a description of a desirable future for your family member

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