ALT -We have added Accessibility Notices to each of ourvolunteering activities on thetrinityvdp.com website so that every volunteer caneasily find out whether a particularactivity meets their access needs-We include alt-text on our visual social media postsso that volunteers with visualimpairments can access the content.-We have a plain-text version of our website and volunteerscan opt-in to receivingplain-text versions of our weekly emails.

ALT -Hana Tuite (current VDP Accessibility Officer) plansto work with the ExecutiveCommittee and our Activity Leaders to:-provide closed captions at online events and signlanguage interpreters atin-person events;-arrange sign language classes for VDP volunteers;-launch accessibility educational campaigns;-provide alternative formats for booklets, slides,etc.;-ensure that in-person events and volunteering activitiesmeet our members’mobility needs, e.g. wheelchair access and space forservice dogs, and thatmembers with sensory needs feel confident and comfortableparticipating inthem

ALT set up an optional buddy system for new VDP members,e.g. if they are aninternational student learning English, pair themwith another member whoalso speaks their mother tongue;-expand the definition of society accessibility toaccommodate sensory needs,trauma-related sensitivity/triggers, internationalstudents and different types ofneurodiversity etc;-create a diversity and inclusion survey which highlightsareas for potentialimprovement within the society where accessibilityis concerned.