There was a core group of part time disabled volunteers aged sixteen to twenty five, who have looked into accessibility issues as a whole for disabled young people. They have developed a ‘good practice’ guide, along with a DVD of their experiences of what can make volunteering accessible both for a young person with disabilities as well as a tool for employers to learn from and they want to take the message forward! The group were called Just Ask!

Young people were fully supported throughout this project as they utillised a variety of roles to bringing out skills that they may not have been aware they had, develop new skills they are interested in, as well as link with like minded people who want to improve their volunteering opportunities.

Alongside this, the existing volunteers wanted to encourage organisations to become more proactive in finding out how they could benefit from their involvement in the project and possible volunteer opportunities. Help with travel can be offered to support any barriers to inclusion; however, independent travel is encouraged as much as possible. If you know of any young disabled people aged sixteen to twenty five within your organisation, or are an organisation yourself that live/work within the Birmingham and Solihull area and could benefitfrom volunteering opportunities, then feel free to contact: