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Leap is a family-led, non-profit organisation that works on behalf of children and adults with disabilities and their families. We work with people and families, their friends, supporters and allies who are in pursuit of an inclusive life.
Creating a Good Life for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Pathways to Inclusion
Leap and CDLP are hosting a seminar Date: Tuesday 26th February 2019 from 9:30 – 5:00pm (registration from 9.30am) Venue: Room G008, Institute for Life course and Society, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Upper Newcastle Road, Galway. Audience: This workshop is...
Interested in Volunteering at our Family Leadership Weekend 20th – 22nd September 2019?
We are looking for volunteer “family pals” for our ‘Family Leadership Adventure Break on the 7th to 9th June 2019 in the Cavan Centre, Ballyjamesduff. Your role would be to support the families involved in the weekend, to join in and have as much fun as possible and...
Family Leadership and Personal Budgets Event, Dublin 28th May 2018
This workshop is most suitable for family members, people with disabilities, friends and supporters and people who work in policy or services.
Evaluation of Leap 2014 – 2017
We are pleased to share this, the first evaluation of our work encompassing the period from 2014-2017. We hope that you will enjoy reading this evaluation and that it will demonstrate to you, the reader, that strengths based work with families of children with...
Supporting Families Workshop Series 2018
As a result of funding from the HSE Social Care Division we are now able to offer our ‘Supporting Families’ Workshop Series to all CHO Areas. The Workshops on offer are: Creating A Good Life…
Interested in Volunteering at our Family Leadership Weekends 6th- 8th, April 2018?
We are looking for people who have an interest in supporting people with disabilities and their families to have a good time together…
Family Leadership Adventure Break 6th – 8th April 2018
A Good Life for Everyone in the Family The Cavan Centre, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan 6th to 8th April 2018. Leap is offering family leadership weekends for the whole family to come together…
Right Relationship (April 27th 2017)
This workshop explores how to create a partnership between families and services that really work. It includes: Identifying what makes a good life; The importance of a vision and plan…
Personal Budgets – Towards a Good Life (April 19th 2017)
The Centre for Disability Law and Policy, Inclusion Ireland and Leap are hosting a seminar on personal budgets and how they can be used as an enabler of good lives. Places are limited…
Family Leadership Adventure Break 7th- 9th, April 2017
A Good Life for Everyone in the Family The Cavan Centre, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan 7th to 9th April 2017. Leap is offering family leadership weekends for the whole family to come together…
Supporting Families Workshop Series 2016 – 2017
As a result of funding from the HSE Social Care Division we are now able to offer our ‘Supporting Families’ Workshop Series to all CHO Areas. The Workshops on offer are: Creating A Good Life…
Interested in Volunteering at our Family Leadership Weekends?
We are looking for people who have an interest in supporting people with disabilities and their families to have a good time together. You do not have to have prior experience of working with people with disabilities as we will provide you with support and supervision for the weekend. Most importantly we believe that families are experts in their own experience and will guide you in the way they require support.