Help me help you! 7 Ways to Make Volunteering More Accessible

I’m getting really fed up with feeling so powerless.

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I’ve done a lot of volunteer work. I started out in elementary school handing out water to marathon runners, but got way more serious during college after I figured out the issues that truly hold a special place in my heart. I have done a combination of volunteer work in the LGBTQIA+, disability, and youth rights spheres. Much of the experience felt quite frustrating and disempowering and I started to notice some patterns across causes. Here is how I think volunteering could become more accessible (Disclaimer: These are my thoughts as a hearing, sighted AuDHDer without chronic pain, mobility differences, or other kinds of disability manifestations that could affect volunteering. Your mileage may vary).

1. Location needs to become less of an afterthought

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One asexual rights and education organization I volunteered with held all of its business (“outreach meetings”, to use their terminology) meetings on the top…