Tip 8 - Get involved
- Get involved in a range of activities and experiences. These may include:
- work experience
- volunteer work
- paid work
- school or community groups
- committees, and
- leisure activities
- All of these activities will help you develop skills that will be important in your future education or employment.
- Participate in as many experiences as you can - but remember to balance this with your studies, your health, and other commitments.
- If necessary, practice asking for support and accommodations you might need to help you participate in these experiences:
- problem-solve ways to reduce or remove barriers you might face
- get to know your rights and responsibilities - see tip 9
- Think about practical issues around participating in these types of activities:
- How will you get there?
- Will you need help getting around?
- Are there costs involved?
- There are community organisations and groups that advocate for people with disability and help raise community awareness about people with disability and the issues affecting them:
- think about getting involved with one of these organisations
- helping to create awareness of the contributions of people with disabilities can help dispel myths in society
- while raising awareness you could also learn more about disability, your rights and positive ways to ask for the things you need
