A place on the tree
Choosing between disability services and meaningful volunteer work
1 person has stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes one page, yours to keep.
The situation
A person must weigh keeping disability services against continuing volunteer work that gives their life purpose and connection.
What it’s like
Rules around disability support can make the work harder to sustain, leaving them afraid that either choice will cost essential support or a meaningful role.
Nearby on the tree
- Choosing between harmful psychiatric medication and disability benefits1
- Wanting mental health peer support despite a partner’s opposition1
- Trying to keep up with responsibilities while depressed1
- Unable to work without childcare or transportation1
- Leaving a career because the pay no longer covered living costs1
- Being unable to use virtual reality because family disapproves1
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.
