Active Impact

• Local Offer

Active Impact aims to help disabled children and young people break down the barriers that often prevent them from achieving all that they could. We are interested not in services but opportunities - in fun, challenge and good relationships.

Outside of their families many disabled children and young people only get to spend time with people who are paid to be with them.  Active Impact promotes ways in which they can explore interests and activities with people who simply choose to be with them - non-disabled young people and both disabled and non-disabled adult volunteers.

Of Course We Can events for young people aged up to 25 years.  Our Of Course We Can programme works with a number of partner organisations who run events and set up projects, bringing together the skills and experience of specialist disability agencies with the expertise and commitment of a wide range of ordinary providers of children's activities. See the brochure in the download section or at www.activeimpact.org.uk for details.

Everyone is welcome at an Of Course We Can event including those who have learning difficulties/disabilities, autism or physical/sensory impairments.  If you need lots of help to take part, we’ll do everything we can to support you. This may mean assistance with lifting, toilets, communication or access . Please let the event provider know your
specific requirements when you book so they can arrange to meet them before the event.

If there is an event which you’d like to go on but the cost is more than you can afford, please talk to us or the event provider as we don’t want the charges to exclude anyone.
We think there is something here for everyone so please browse the brochure, choose your event(s) and look forward to adventure, enjoyment and friendship this Spring and Summer.

We regularly develop locality based projects with local parent carer groups to identify and support local community organisations to improve their welcome for disabled children.