Coping
with Physical Disability or Chronic Illness
Fostering
Diversity
Crohn's and Colitis
Most of our volunteers have a physical disability, but it is not
a disability that can be seen. Our volunteers suffer flare-ups of
their Colitis or Crohn's and this can put them out of action for weeks
or months. Obviously this can hinder and slow down their volunteering
work. We encourage the volunteers to work in 'teams' or 'groups'.
We encourage the volunteers to have understudies so that if a flare-up
occurs there is another volunteer able to stand in. We also encourage
the team to find volunteers (family or friends) who don't have the
disease to join the team.
Allowing people who are well and not so well to work together ensures
that all tasks are eventually completed. We also have a different
perspective on time scales - deadlines can be moved!
Submitted on 3July 2003 by Heather Blakeley, Group
Development Officer, National Association for Colitis and Crohn's
Disease, UK
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