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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

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

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

DARU: Guide – How to be disability inclusive

This paper is a guide to disability inclusion and how to ensure we can all live and work in an accessible world.

Author : DARU – Disability Advocacy Resource Unit

Managing volunteers for retention

Once you have recruited some volunteers, your next objective is to keep them coming back. You can do this through effective management of your volunteer program.

Author : Volunteering Victoria

Recruiting and Retaining Volunteers

Recruiting and retaining volunteers is an essential part of running a successful volunteer program. This booklet provides useful information to help you attract, engage and retain volunteers.

Author : City of Swan – Western Australia

The great (volunteer) resignation: An evidence-based strategy for retaining volunteers

Offers evidence-based recommendations for key actions that will have the greatest impact on volunteer retention and minimise turnover rates in volunteer involving organisations.

Author: National Strategy for Volunteering Research Working Group – Dr Vivien W. Forner, Dr Djurre Holtrop, Dr Darja Kragt and Associate Professor Anya Johnson – September 2022