Article by Kevin English
(17, NIDYA)
Picture by Michael Hudson
(18, NIDYA)
Deaf Youth club
NIDYA: Northern Ireland Deaf Youth Association
Where are we: Wilton House, 5/6 College Square North, Belfast.
NIDYA: Northern Ireland Deaf Youth Association
Where are we: Wilton House, 5/6 College Square North, Belfast.
The Youth Club is a place for young deaf people to go. There are three different groups, one for young children aged 5 to 12, one group for older teenagers aged 12 to 18 and another one for adults aged 16 to 25.
In the deaf club we often go on residential weekends. We do workshops and team building activities at these. Also, we take part in outdoor activities like banana boating, climbing and canoeing. When we are in Belfast, we play games or watch DVDs. We also go out to different places like the cinema, 10 pin bowling or a funfair.
We can go to the youth club on Friday nights from 6.30pm to 9.00pm. I enjoy the Youth club because it is good fun to meet other deaf teenagers. It’s also a good place to socialize with my deaf friends.
I first joined the deaf youth club when I was five. I found out about the deaf club through Jordanstown Schools, my school. The school told me about NIDYA and who to contact there.
I would recommend the deaf youth club.
In the deaf club we often go on residential weekends. We do workshops and team building activities at these. Also, we take part in outdoor activities like banana boating, climbing and canoeing. When we are in Belfast, we play games or watch DVDs. We also go out to different places like the cinema, 10 pin bowling or a funfair.
We can go to the youth club on Friday nights from 6.30pm to 9.00pm. I enjoy the Youth club because it is good fun to meet other deaf teenagers. It’s also a good place to socialize with my deaf friends.
I first joined the deaf youth club when I was five. I found out about the deaf club through Jordanstown Schools, my school. The school told me about NIDYA and who to contact there.
I would recommend the deaf youth club.
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