Opinion Piece | Oct 14, 2020 We are all able! There are so many guidelines on how to communicate about disability: say people with disability rather than disabled people; use the term accessible access not disabled access; put the person first e.g. person with vision impairment, person with physical disability.
Video | Jan 09, 2020 Without Funding, Volunteer Programs Are Likely to Close Groundbreaking research, the summary of which you can read at the link below, has shown the necessity of ongoing funding for the infrastructure to enable volunteers to be recruited, trained, matched and supported to work with people with disability (and their families) as well as the costs associated with delivery of these services.
Video | Jan 09, 2020 Can We Afford NOT To Have Volunteer Programs?… The recent report into Volunteering and Disability has found that foreshadowed changes to funding arrangements have already caused a reduction in volunteer-supported programs in Victoria, and it is forecast that more volunteer-supported programs are likely to close if action on funding guidelines is delayed.
Video | Jan 09, 2020 Volunteer Programs – Supporting People With Disability We need to safeguard our volunteer-supported programs for people with disability, otherwise we risk losing services in the disability sector.
Video | Jan 09, 2020 Volunteer Programs Are At Risk, Jeopardising People Living With Disability The report into Volunteering and Disability has clearly shown a link between the significant contribution volunteers can have on the broader family unit, to not only support the quality of life of the person with a disability but all those involved in their lives.