'I had no friends and I felt lonely' - 12-year-old Aurelia, who has cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user, talks about the isolation she felt during a four-month delay in getting a place in a Belfast secondary school:

Would you like QR codes to be on menus? RNIBNI & Angel Eyes NI have been working together to promote the use of QR codes in bars and restaurants after this was suggested by the Angel Eyes NI Youth group as a campaigns priority for young people, in particular.

Delighted to see this initiative being brought forward in Derry City Council and well done e yo our young people for identifying this issue!

Another great fun-filled day for our young people at the Share Village! From climbing to great heights with wall climbing to making a splash in the inflatable water park! The young people all had a blast! 🌊😀

Sara McCracken Karen Wilson

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I’m honoured to announce that I have received a scholarship through Belfast City Council to attend the One Young World 2024 Montreal/Tiohtià:ke summit in Canada from the 18th to the 21st September 2024 alongside 9 other returning ambassadors from NI. One Young World #DisabilityTwitter

Drums! Open Arts has very generously donated beautiful Djembre African drums for Angel Eyes to distribute. Each drum measures about 70cm high and 25cm wide. To express an interest in receiving a drum please email [email protected]

I’m delighted to receive my A level results of A*A*A today, and I have received a place to study politics and international relations at Durham University.

A massive congratulations to 3 of our amazing young people who we know received excellent A/ AS-Level results today 🎉. All the hard work paid off and now it's time to celebrate! Keep being you 💙

Back to School! Summer break is over for teachers! Thank you to the dedicated staff at WallaceHigh and Campbell College who participated in our unique Virtual Reality Training this week. Improving curriculum access and inclusion for our children.

A massive congratulations to one of our young people, Andrew, who has received a scholarship to attend the One Young World 2024 summit in Canada in September! Well done Andrew, no better person for it, we can't wait to see what the future holds for you ✨

Arrived in Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 ready to start day 0 of One Young World 2024 summit. With registration and opening ceremony and dinner!

I’m excited to finally share Just Include, that I have been working on for the last year! Exciting things will be announced soon. 👇please share

Brilliant day at the Special School's Partnership Celebration. It was wonderful to hear the voices of the children and young people. Thank you to Julie McGinty for her drive and determination. We look forward to continued involvement in this project. Paul Givan Mike Nesbitt

THANK YOU to all our parents and carers who recently gave feedback on our Education Advocacy service. We were delighted to report that 100% of you would use our service again and recommend us to another parent/carer. 60% of the participants have used our service more than once!

Are you a young person who will be using the new Belfast Grand Central Station? Come join us on 30th Oct at the new station alongside Translink to have a tour and try out the accessibility features! 🚍 If you are interested please get in touch with Rebecca on 07873556841

Thank you to Greta from Belfast International Arts Festival and Paul Bosco McEneaney Cahoots for inviting our Angel Eyes NI families to experience a workshop based on the stage Vanishing Elephant stage show. Thank you to the Author, Charles Way, for a storytelling session.

Proud to launch Education Access in Ireland report by Angel Eyes NI & Féach funded by Shared Island Civic Fund, delivering workshop for assistants supporting students with vision impairment across Ireland! Big thanks to Nick Mathison MLA for sponsoring lght.ly/67pjl2b

Another great day out for our young people and what a way to end the midterm break than to go horse riding! We had a lovely trek into the forest and the horses loved our young people and vice versa! 🐴