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Wheel, The
10 Grattan Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8
Tel: (01) 454 8727, 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Thurs and 9.00am – 4.00pm
Fri Fax: (01) 454 8649
Email: info@wheel.ie Web: www.wheel.ie, also www.learningpoint.ie
and www.cvcover.ie
An advocate for the community and voluntary sector with a strong
commitment to making Ireland a better place to live in by strengthening
the organisations it represents. The Wheel works to create an environment
in which the sector and organisations within it can flourish through
representing shared interests and supporting organisations in their work.
Publications: Solid foundations – a resource guide for building strong and
effective organisations in the community and voluntary sector; Le Cheile
– regular newsletter; Learning Digest – digital information on training
opportunities; Focal Point – monthly e-bulletin and various factsheets.
Williams Syndrome Association of Ireland
13 Kilgarve Park, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Tel: (090) 964 3247
Email: wsai@eircom.net Web: www.wsai.ie
Aims to provide information and support for parents and children affected
by Williams syndrome, a rare genetic disorder occurring in about 1:20,000
births. Common features include characteristic facial appearance, heart or
circulatory problems, developmental delay, and kidney abnormalities. Holds
two major meetings each year.
Women’s Aid
Everton House, 47 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 868 4721 Fax: (01) 868 4722
Freephone: 1800 341 900, 10.00am – 10.00pm every day
Email: info@womensaid.ie Web: www.womensaid.ie
Provides information, support and accommodation referral to women and
their children who are being physically, emotionally and sexually abused by
an intimate partner.
Publications: Responding to Violence Against Women with Disabilities; Vision
Action Change; Teenage Tolerance; Safety and Sanctions, Making the Links.
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