Access to Volunteering could do much more than increase the number of volunteers

by Jim Edwards, Chair of the UK Council on Deafness

Originally posted on the NCVO blog

There’s one big difference between the current Access to Work scheme and the 2009 Access to Volunteering fund.

Both aim to make sure disabled people have equal access, either to work or volunteering, by providing practical support. That might mean equipment, transport, a support worker or awareness training. (more…)