My name is Janene Sadhu. I do several volunteer roles with Blind Sports. I promote their services among the blindness community.

What is it like to volunteer with a disability?

When I do apply for a position and it isn't blindness agency-related, I do tell them early in the recruitment process that I am a blind person, so everyone knows who they're dealing with. There's usually no barriers to me undertaking the job, but there may be a few little arrangements that need making to modify the job, but we do sort them out early in the piece, so it's pretty easy.

What do you enjoy about volunteering?

I just get a good, fuzzy feeling when people say, "Thank you for running this. It was really interesting." But I just like to see people doing things they enjoy, and participating in programs that enhances their life and wellbeing. And also, just including me as a regular volunteer, just as one of the team.

What has volunteering brought to your life?

I've gained skills in facilitating. A lot of the volunteer roles that I have applied for, I wanted to do them because I wanted to keep using the skills that I've had in previous careers. The organisation does provide training for our volunteers, and they do provide a lot of advice to people, to us facilitators, in what they do.

What advice do you have for others?

The advice I would give to people who are new to volunteering or have a disability and may want to volunteer, I really would talk to the coordinator of the job you are applying for early up in the piece if you have a disability, especially if it's going to involve equipment or getting into a building or something like that. I think that's important. For new volunteers, there's a lot of opportunities out there. So, the BVRC website is the one I go to first, and if you're not on the internet or don't use email, your local council will have information. No one should have any reason for not doing volunteering.