Youth Participation
What is Youth Participation?
Youth participation is where young people become involved with decision-making about youth rights in their community, town or city. Through youth participation young people are given the opportunity to help give advice to shops, libraries, clubs, leisure venues, restaurants, youth and disability services, and/or the local, national and European government on how their services or policies could be run.
What is Youth Participation with OutLOOK?
OutLOOK Youth gives young people with a visual impairment the opportunity to participate in decision-making that focuses on disability youth rights. For example; OutLOOK members worked with the National Archives to help increase the web-accessibility of www.learningcurve.go.uk/prisoner4099
OutLOOK members worked with the Right to Read Alliance to lobby the government in order to increase accessibility of books.
How do I get involved?
Check out the links below to find out more about our current Youth Participation Projects and how to join. If you would like further information please contact Vicky either by telephone (01773 821767) or vicky@look-uk.org.
OutLOOK Youth Participation Projects
- Eat Your Words
- Right to Read
- Make a Noise (RNIB)
- National Archives (accessibility of service)
- OutLOOK Audio CD Magazine – youth voice section
- OutLOOK Online Forum – youth participation
Youth Participation for young people with a Visual Impairment
- NFB Youth Group – www.nfbuk.org
- European Blind Union – www.euroblind.org
- EBU Youth Steering Group – www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/jeun.html
- RNIB Scotland Youth Forum
- RNIB Nr. Ireland – www.eyematter.co.uk
Youth Participation Links
- Youth Parliament – www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk
- British Youth Council – www.byc.org.uk
- Youth Assembly – www.youthassembly.org
- Children and Young People’s Assembly for Wales, Funky Dragon
Find out about Accessibility of:
Shops, Restaurants, Pubs, Clubs, Cinemas & Theatre in Your Area
- Direct Enquiries – www.directenquiries.com
- DisabledGo – www.disabledgo.info
- Audio Described Cinema Listings – www.yourlocalcinema.com/ad.html
- Free Cinema Companion – www.ceacard.co.uk
- Vocaleyes – www.vocaleyes.co.uk
