August Teen HangoutJoin the FARA Ambassadors for a hangout for teenagers, 13-19, with ataxia (of any form). FA Teen Hangouts are hour-long web-based hangouts. We are now hosting them on WebEx. If you had a hard time joining our Google Hangout, you aren't alone. We hope you'll try again on WebEx.

If you don't have ataxia, you are not allowed to participate in the hangout. There will also be at least three adult FARA Ambassadors present. The adults will be there to help keep the conversation safe and going.

The theme will be: Talking to your friends about your ataxia. Have you done it? What were your good experiences? Bad experiences? Just want to learn from other teens how you might do it?

When: Thursday, August 30th 8-9PM ET (the hangout opens 30 minutes early to try to work out technical issues, please remember we are volunteers, not IT professionals, come early if you've never attended a hangout on WebEx before)

Who: Teens ages 13 to 19 (Please note: all the teens will be together this month, but we plan to host separate hangouts for young and older teens in the future.)

Where: On WebEx so if you have access to the Internet and speakers and a camera on your device, you can come!

How: If you are under 18, you need to get your parents or guardian to sign a consent form, click here. This should be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Parents/guardians can also ask questions at this email address. Additionally, they can get a consent form here if they need to. Then, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and request to join. A minimum of a half hour before the hangout opens you will be sent a link to join the hangout on WebEx.

Pop an email to either address if you have questions!