The Volunteerability Toolkit, the first of its kind in Australia, is now available online.

The free-access toolkit is a one-stop shop of tools, tips, and templates, codesigned by people with disability, carers, the disability sector, and volunteer-involving organisations, to make volunteering opportunities inclusive, accessible and meaningful for people of all abilities.

“Without volunteers, our communities would be very different places. Volunteering supports pathways to employment, reduces social isolation and provides opportunities for inclusion,” said South Australia’s Human Services Minister, Nat Cook.

Annette Holden, Volunteerability disability awareness session co-facilitator, said volunteering had changed her life for the better after she became legally blind more than a decade ago.

“There is a huge pool of talented and skilled people who want to engage in the community, who are isolated and could do some incredible volunteering work if given the opportunity,” said Ms Holden.

The new toolkit is part of the Volunteerability Program – a partnership between Orana Australia, Southern Volunteering South Australia (SA) Inc, and Northern Volunteering South Australia (SA) Inc, and is funded by the Australian Department of Social Services.

For more information on the Volunteerability Toolkit, visit www.volunteerability.com.au, call (08) 8375 2080 or email volunteerability@orana.asn.au.