Geelong Community Forum

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Disability Inclusion in Volunteering: creating meaningful opportunities in our organisations for volunteers with a disability.

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Speakers

Pam Kennedy

Facilitator - Director at Avise La Fin Consulting Rainbow Tick Program at Rainbow Health Victoria

Grant Hawkins

MC- Vice President, Volunteering Geelong Board of Management; Community & Recreation Officer- Connected Communities, City of Greater Gee

Learning Outcomes

Inclusive Volunteering

Discuss the challenges and benefits the sector experiences around including volunteers with a disability

Lived experience of disability

Hear from people with lived experience of disability about their experience volunteering

Accessibility & Diversity

Learn how organisations can be more accessible and inclusive for volunteers with disability.

Taking Action

Take action to improve the involvement of volunteers with disabilities.

Who Should Attend

Volunteer managers, organisational managers, program co-ordinators and board members from:

Volunteer-Involving Organisations

Neighbourhood Houses

Councils & Community Health Organisations

Organisations with an Interest in Accessible/Inclusive Volunteering

Men’s Shed’s

Organisations Encouraged to Register

Organisations from the below list are encouraged to attend the forum. Attendees from all regions are welcome.

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