Accessible Environments & Communications

Writing effective Advertisements

When advertising a volunteer role on social media, your website or in the newspaper, simply writing out what the volunteer position involves isn’t always enough to grab a potential volunteer’s attention. For every volunteer position you are advertising for, use these tips to help write an attention-grabbing and engaging advertisement.

Author: Volunteering WA & Volunteering Victoria

Writing a volunteer position description

A volunteer position description promotes your volunteer opportunities to prospective volunteers. Your volunteer position description will appear online on websites like GoVolunteer and SEEK Volunteer. Check out how information about your volunteer position will be displayed online

Author: Southern Volunteering SA (SVSA)

Accessibility Checklist for Events

To ensure that your events can be accessed and enjoyed by all people some preparation is required. To get
you started we have created an easy-to-use checklist. It is designed to provide you with an overview of the
accessibility of your venue and event. While this is not a comprehensive list, it is designed to get you thinking
about accessibility.

Author: NSW Government

Communicating effectively with people with disabilities

This Information Sheet aims to provide some practical advice and helpful tips to help you feel more confident communicating with people with disability.

Author: National Disability Coordination Officer Program

Fee for service communication boards

Provides an online step by step procedure and examples of other organisations boards. Fees and details included.

Author: Access Ability Australia

Communication Boards

Resource includes picture board, sentence board, spelling board and how to use each.

You can also download the same samples from here

Author : NDIA

Accessibility Tool Kit

A comprehensive guide to web and document (PDF, Word etc) accessibility. Including global and Australian standards.

Author: Vision Australia

Placemaking Tools and Tips

Placemaking is the act of reimagining everyday spaces into places where people love to gather and connect. It aims to break down physical barriers of inclusion and create spaces where people feel they belong.

Author : Community Centres of SA

Inclusive Play Guidelines- Easy Read

Easy read versions of the Guidelines to support design and development of inclusive play spaces

Playspaces provide opportunities for community members to come together – to talk, to share and to connect. They are a place where friendships are formed, and memories are made. Inclusive playspaces can change people’s attitudes and promote diversity and inclusion.

Author : Inclusive SA

Pavely – social planning app

Smartphone app that provides accessibility information about venues and facilities in SA

Pavely is a social planning app which makes it quick and easy for people with accessibility needs or those close to them to find new places to go or things to see and do.

https://inclusive.sa.gov.au/inclusion-in-action/pavely

Author : Inclusive SA