COVID-19 HOME ABOUT US SERVICES GET INVOLVED VOLUNTEER JOIN OUR TEAM CONTACT US DONATE NOW Established in November 1962, by parents and friends. Ability West has been providing services and supports to children and adults with intellectual disability and comorbidities for 59 years. Ability West is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity in Ireland. Over 600 children and adults avail of our services and supports in 13 geographic locations with 62 centres located across Galway City and County. Ability West is patron of four special schools based in Ballinasloe, Carraroe, Galway City and Tuam. OUR LATEST NEWS Keep up with achievements, events, fundraising and more right here... Who knows, you might be inspired to do a great thing yourself. #WeAct Campaign Disability Capacity Review How Does Your Garden Grow? - Brooklodge Newsletter OUR MISSION STATEMENT Our Six Guiding Principles Ability West is dedicated to enabling people we support to realise their goals and ambitions. Ability West will deliver on this vision by: Placing the fundamental rights of the people we support at the centre of our activities and promoting those rights Empowering each person we support to live self-directed lives and to play a meaningful role in all aspects of community life Listening and then developing a variety of options that can be used flexibly to meet their identified needs Developing the skills and dedication of our staff in a supportive and motivating environment Working in active partnership with the people we support, families, staff, our voluntary supporters and the broader community Campaigning at local, regional and national level to resource and realise our vision to achieve these aims Ability West's mission is to empower people with disabilities to live self-directed lives in an equal and inclusive society. Each person supported and valued within an environment which promotes their overall autonomy, health and wellbeing and enables them to reach their potential. We provide services to children and adults with intellectual disability whose primary diagnosis is intellectual disability and may also include co-morbidity. Ability West is funded in the main by the Health Service Executive with a Service Arrangement in place which details an agreed quantum of service provision. Ability West also receives some funding from the Department of Education and Skills. CORE VALUES Independence Partnership Person Centredness Openness Integrity Rights Based Approach Accountability and Transparency Participation in Community Life ETHICS IN RESEARCH STORE NEWS & EVENTS RESOURCES PRIVACY STATEMENT FOI COOKIES EMPLOYEE PORTAL Ability West, Blackrock House, Salthill, Galway, H91 R254. Ireland | +353 (0) 91 540 900 | enquiries@abilitywest.ie | Registered Charity No. 20011161 Website by Bad Dog