Webinar recording – How to support volunteers with disabilities
2nd April 2019
We were privileged to have Dr Amit Patel, Diversity & Accessibility Consultant, joined our live webinar on 27th March. During the webinar, Dr Patel covered the following key issues:
- Why the NHS should have more disabled volunteers
- How this group of volunteers can make a difference to patients
- What VSMs should know when they interact with disabled volunteers
- How to find funding support when VSMs would like to have volunteers with disabilities in their teams
- How to recruit volunteers with disabilities
- Tips to check whether guide dogs are suitable to be working on wards
- What to do if volunteers have guide dogs but would like to work on clinical wards
- Benefits of Pet Therapy
If you have any questions for Dr Amit Patel, please email me at vt@helpforce.community.