Deploy offer a disability
awareness training package that can be tailored to meet the
needs of your company – this training aims to:
o Give basic information
and advice about disability issues
o To reflect
on what it means to be disabled by attitudes and the ways
we organise society
o To
increase participants knowledge of legislation relating to
disabled people
o To explore
barriers, address misconceptions and build positive
environments
o To assist
participants to communicate and support disabled colleagues
Learning outcomes
participants will be able to:
o Identify and
understand the barriers that disabled people face in
society
o Appreciate
that disabled people have different experiences of the
world
o Gain an
awareness of relevant legislation
Be more confident in their job roles
Quotes from Employers and Employees.
“ What we wanted to achieve through running this session
for staff and volunteers was twofold. Firstly, to increase
understanding of what our disabled customers may require
during their visit to Magna and how to best respond to
these requirements. Secondly, to ensure that ‘buddies
(those who are mentoring new volunteers) – have the skills
and confidence to work with disabled volunteers."
Feedback from participants was extremely positive with the
overall consensus of opinion that their perception of
‘disability’ had widened and as one said “ disability is so
much more than people in wheelchairs and guide dogs – the
hidden disabilities that we can’t see like manic depression
for example.”
"Both the length and content were exactly right for our
organisation and through Jacquie's involvement the session
was – as a member of staff put it – “much more personal”.
“Length and content relevant to audience“.