Useful resources
- Making access to goods and services easier for disabled people - A practical guide for small businesses and other small service providers from the DRC
- A guide to avoiding job substitution - Volunteering England’s guide to help volunteering organisations ensure volunteers are not substituting for paid staff when services are being cut
- What equality law means for education providers - EHRC guidance on your responsibilities under equality law as someone who has pupils, students and parents who access the education services you provide
- Disability FOCUS Guide Facilities Management - Guidance on planning, organising and delivering accessible and inclusive provision for disabled people within facilities management areas of activity produced by Action on Access
- Nic Hamilton, a true inspiration – BBC News clip adding powerful testament to the fact that as disabled people, we can do anything we want too! True inspiration from Nic Hamilton on his journey to become a racing driver
- World Health Report on Disability – 2011 data and statistics
- Consultation about changing Disability Living Allowance to a new benefit – Easy read guide from the DWP
- Recruiting, Retaining and Developing Disabled Volunteers - Guidance for Volunteer Opportunity Providers
- Volunteering for Everyone - A guide from Mencap and Volunteering England for organisations who want to include and recruit volunteers who have a learning disability
- Disabled Persons Rail card – Information on applying for a rail card, getting discounted travel, travel advice, accessibility guidance and much more…
- Research Mind Map: Engaging Disabled Volunteers – A comprehensive map of research associated with inclusive volunteering from across the world. Produced by the Attend Academy in association with Action Learning Days co-delivered by The Inspirations Consultancy
- Is everyone entitled to welfare? – Very powerful short film from 4thoughht tv on the impacts of Government benefit cuts
- BBC Inside Out – Some of my past Scope colleagues investigate the accessibility of London hotels ahead of the Olympiic Games and reveal just how much work still needs to be done
- Using the Law to Fight the Cuts to Disabled Children’s Services – A practical guide for campaigners, parents, carers and local groups written by Steve Broach
- Involving young people in charities as Trustees - Top tips from Peridot if you would like to involve young people as Trustees within your organisation
- The Quick guide to Public Body duties - Guidance from The Government Equalities Office on specific duties applying to public bodies in England including examples of the information public bodies should consider when setting equality objectives
- Deaf Jam – Short films about Deaf people taking part in rap, hip hop and poetry slams in the USA
- Barcelona: A Wheelchair Users Guide – Great guide to accessible facilities in Barcelona
- Disabled Accessible Travel - Useful guidance, hits and trips on accessible travel in Spain, Europe and Worldwide! Includes information about transport, accommodations, tours and much more…
- Enabling Equality: Furthering Disability Equality for Staff in Higher Education: New guidance from the Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) highlighting influential practices to shape the experience of disabled staff employed in HEIs
- Business Link – Information, Support, Compliance: Useful guidance on Volunteering, Volunteer Management, Interns and the National Minimum Wage
- Hidden in Plain Sight: The final report from the EHRC’s inquiry into disability-related harassment. The report uncovers harassment as a commonplace experience for disabled people, but a culture of disbelief and systemic institutional failures are preventing it from being tackled effectively
- The Equality and Human Rights Commission: Very useful good practice information and legal requirements. Covers the new Equality Act and explains using examples to enhance the clarity
- UN Disability Convention Guide: A useful guide to help disabled people know what their rights are and how to use them
- Partnership with a difference: Report on Mansfield Volunteer Bureau’s successful partnership with Portland College, a residential college for disabled students which offers the students a taste of voluntary work. This has been the first opportunity the students have had to become involved in their community
Emily Dawes and Caroline Rhoades 2006
- Volunteering for Everyone: A guide for organisation who want to recruit volunteers who have a learning disability
Volunteering England/Mencap 2006
- Disability and Volunteering – Checklist: A good practice checklist for organisations involving disabled volunteers. Please be aware that this is from America and their use of language is different to ours
Volunteer Development Agency 2009