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Introduction
This course is designed to enable people to feel more
comfortable and knowledgeable when dealing with disabled people.
Disability as an issue in the voluntary sector has moved on
enormously in recent years and the implications for voluntary
organisations are profound. This course is very wide ranging and
includes an explanation of how to avoid the use of inappropriate
language or behaviour as well as examining the implications of
the Disability Discrimination Act.
Who should
attend?
The course is designed to enable people to feel at their ease
when discussing disability issues. The course would be
particularly useful for anyone with responsibility for
recruitment within an organisation or those who provide services
to disabled people to ensure that they develop positive practices
towards their customer groups.
Course Content
- What is a
disability?
- What should
disabled people behave like? - Exploring "The
Unwritten Rules"
- The Medical
and Social models of disability
- Disability
Etiquette - Avoiding the use of inappropriate and
offensive language or behaviour
- The
Disability Discrimination Act
- Disability
through the eyes of disabled people
- Action
Planning and Disability Policy Development
Aims
- To explore
"What is disability?"
- To examine
stereotypes of disability
- To examine
different perceptions of disability
- To enable
people to feel more comfortable when working with
disabled people
- To explore
the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act
- To examine
access audits and accessible information
About the
course tutor
David Barker is the Project Manager for Ability 2000, a local
enabling network. The project aims to encourage and support
employers to recruit and develop disabled people in their
organisations.
David's background
is in the field of training. His previous positions include being
the National Inner Cities Development Manager for the Industrial
Society based in London and a Regional Development Manager for
Business in the Community, where he specialised in developing
customised pre-recruitment training models for targeted
recruitment.
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