Useful Links
About Third-Party Links
South East Volunteers (SEV) provides links to third-party websites that we think may be of interest and benefit to our workshop participants. The links provided in our Further Learning are provided solely for your convenience. When you click on these links you will leave the SEV website and will be directed to another website, which is not under control of SEV.
Articles
- Charting a new course for volunteering: emerging opportunities in challenging times – 20 May 2024
- Federal Budget lacks strategic consideration of volunteers – 15 May 2024
- The National Strategy for Volunteering to provide a blueprint for a reimagined future for volunteering in Australia – 1 November 2021
- Reforms to the Sex Discrimination Act and Fair Work Act welcome, but more needs to be done to protect volunteers from workplace sexual harassment – 8 September 2021
- Celebrating Student Volunteers this National Student Volunteer Week – 9 August 2021
- Nas Campanella Profile | The Age
- Stella Young – The Wheel Perspective | ABC Ramp Up
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing People are Finally Gaining Access to the World of Podcasting | SBS The Feed
- Why Improving Accessibility on Devices Would be Revolutionary for Reading | Brooke Mott – ABC Everyday
- 5 Sensible Guidelines for Interacting with Disabled People | Andrew Purlang – Forbes
- Camellia Sayed & Marnie Higgs interview transcript | So…Podcast with John McKenna
- Grief of a Late Autism Diagnosis | Harriet Ring – ABC Everyday
- Small Changes You can Make to Help Make the Lives of Autistic People Easier | Sheree Somers – ABC Everyday
- Australia Post achieves Disability Confident Recruiter Status | Australian Network on Disability
Reports
- Attitudes Matter – Survey of Community Attitudes towards People with Disabilities
- Changing Community Attitudes to improve inclusion of people with disability – Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with disability (2021)
- Disability in Australia : Shadows, struggles and successess – Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (2021)
- People with disability in Australia 2022 – Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
- Improving Accessibility and Inclusivity of People with Disability in a Community and Mainstream Setting | Latrobe Community Health Service
- Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021 – 2031
- State Disability Action Plan 2022-2026 Summary | Inclusive Victoria
Podcasts
- South East Volunteers YouTube link.
- Nas Campanella Profile | The Age
- Stella Young – The Wheel Perspective | ABC Ramp Up
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing People are Finally Gaining Access to the World of Podcasting | SBS The Feed
- One in Five | Melbourne Disability Institute
- ListenABLE | Dylan Alcott & Angus O’Loughlin
- Inform | Independence Australia
- Our Deaf Ways | Deaf Australia & SBS Radio
- The I Can’t Stand Podcast | Peta Hooke
- Disability Done Different: Candid Conversations | DSC
- Get Real. Talking Mental Health and Disability | ermha365
Online Courses & Information
Partners for Youth with Disabilities
How to be Disability Inclusive | Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU)
Human Rights Model of Disability | DARU
Communication Access and Awareness Training | Access Ability Australia
Introduction to Disability Awareness
Learn Easy Read | Council for Intellectual Disability
Microsoft Accessibility Technology & Tools
What is Autism? Free online course | Amaze
Ableism : What it is and what we can do about it. Free online course | DARU
Videos & TV Shows
- Finding a Voice | Nas Campanella | TEDxYouth@MoriahCollege
- I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much | Stella Young | TED Talk
- Understanding Disability – Disability Action Plans | Victorian Healthcare Association
- Catering for Everyone | YouMeUs
- “What does Australia really think about Disability?” (57 minutes) | SBS
- Understanding Disability | Women with Disabilities Victoria
- Training Videos for Inclusive Employment | Inclusive Towns
- Video – When building this world, no one thought of me
- Tips for talking to a person with a disability | Scope
- Spectrospective: Work – The Film | Amaze
- Inclusion Makes the World More Vibrant | Uniting
- What is Inclusion? | Inclusion Imperative
- What is MS? – MS Australia
- What is Autism? – Autism Awareness Australia
- Creating an Inclusive Workforce – Disability Action Plans | Victorian Healthcare Association
- What Inclusion Means to Me – Perspectives of People with Disability | DARU
- What Inclusion Means : Perspectives of People with Disability – Tourette Syndrome – DARU
- We are Able Campaign | Victoria Alive
- A Day with Jeff – Technology and Essential Tremor | Google
- Ableism Across a Lifetime | DARU
- Telcos for All | Centre for Accessibility Australia
- You Can’t Ask That: Amputees | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Autism Spectrum | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Deaf | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Schizophrenia | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Blind People | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Down Syndrome | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Facial Difference | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Short Statured | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Wheelchair Users | ABC
- You Can’t Ask That: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | ABC
- Insight: The Deaf Divide | SBS
- Insight: Adult ADHD | SBS
- Insight: Hearing Voices | SBS
- Insight: Conquering Chronic Pain | SBS
- Insight: Multiple Sclerosis | SBS
- Insight: Assistance Animals | SBS
- Compass: Points of Difference | ABC
- My Story | ABC
- What Was it Like? | ABC
- Willing and Able – Disability in the Workforce | SBS
- My Extreme Life | SBS
- Perspective Shift | SBS
External Websites
Greater Dandenong Council
Victorian Councils
Department of Health
Department of Social Services
Grants Victoria
Volunteering Victoria
Justice Connect
Worksafe Victoria
Go Volunteer
Eco-shout Volunteer Network
Volunteering Australia
Australian Charities & Not-for-Profits Commission
Probono
Fairwork Commission
Victoria Volunteer Portal
South East Volunteers
Bendigo VRC
Boroondara Volunteering
Darebin Information, Volunteer & Resource Centre
Eastern Volunteers
Impact Volunteering – Frankston
Volunteer for Knox
Volunteer West
Volunteering Shepparton
Volunteering Ballarat
Volunteering Geelong
Whittlesea Community Connections
Volunteer Connect Warrnambool
VMIA
AON
Talks That Matter is a unique, online video strategy developed by Belonging Matters which harnesses the leadership of people with disabilities, families and allies who have challenged exclusionary practices. Many of the people within Belonging Matters’ vast international network are featured in Talks That Matter ensuring a rich, global perspective.
TTM is an ideal learning and teaching resource for people with a disability, families, support workers, organisations, students, teachers, trainers, planners, professionals, managers, CEOs, policy makers and others who are boundary pushers!
This site is designed to reduce some of the unknowns (where are the accessible toilets?) and frustrations (this pub has steps!) that can be experienced by the community when visiting new places.
You can search the directory of registered businesses by the feature that most benefits you (such as which cafes have autism friendly spaces, accessible toilets or picture menus) and identify inclusive employers and explore accessible accommodation options. You can also find the contact information for each business, and additional access and inclusion information for towns who have participated in the Inclusive Towns Project.
Disability Gateway | Australian Government
The Disability Gateway has information and services to help people with disability, their family, friends and carers, to find the support they need in Australia.
Accesshub | Australian Government
Accesshub provides information for people who are Deaf, hard of hearing or who have a speech impairment and need to communicate over the phone.
IncludeAbility | Australian Human Rights Commission
IncludeAbility is an initiative of the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) developed to increase meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability, and to close the gap in workforce participation between people with disability and people without disability.