Supporting Inclusive Volunteering
Council is supporting inclusive volunteering by creating opportunities for people with disability to get involved with their local community as part of the Supporting Inclusive Volunteering project.
Through the project, registered volunteers with disability will have the chance to contribute and actively participate in volunteering activities at Council events such as MOvember, 16 Days of Activism, Social Inclusion Week and International Day of People with Disability.
About the Project
People with disability are less likely to access suitable volunteering opportunities. The Supporting Inclusive Volunteering project, born from an action item in the City of Ryde Disability Inclusion Action Plan, is currently being implemented to address this.
The project is funded by the NSW Premier’s Department under NSW Social Cohesion Grants for Local Government.
As part of the project, we have designed a program that makes it easier for people with disability to discover suitable volunteering opportunities and engage with the community. Other deliverables in the project include the development of resources such as a volunteering booklet tailored for people with disability.
The resources have been designed and reviewed by those with lived experience of disability and subject matter expertise. They have been translated to Easy Read, Simplified Chinese and Korean.
| Project Timeline |
| Initial scoping of the project |
May 2023 |
| Co-design the resources with the working group (people with disability, carers, families, and service providers) |
June - August 2023 |
| Translate the booklet to Easy Read, Simplified Chinese and Korean |
August-September 2023 |
| Deliver disability awareness training sessions for Council staff |
September-October 2023 |
| Create volunteering video in English, Mandarin and Korean |
September-November 2023 |
|
Run induction session for volunteers with disability
Promote the project to the community by providing public information sessions for local businesses/organisations |
October 2023 |
| Provide volunteering opportunities to those who have attended the training session |
November 2023 - February 2024 |
| Project evaluation |
March 2024 |
Inclusive Volunteering Booklet
Download a copy of the Inclusive Volunteering Booklet in the following languages:
For more information about volunteering, please visit The Centre for Volunteering.
If you have any questions about the project, contact the Community Development Team via email on community@ryde.nsw.gov.au or call 9952 8222.
Videos
English
Chinese
Korean
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