Disability Awareness Training

Our group Disability Awareness Training in the workplace enables employees to become more aware of the needs of colleagues with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

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Benefits of Disability Awareness Training in the workplace

  • It creates an open and inclusive workplace.
  • It embeds inclusion into the work culture, organisational structure and workflows.
  • Becoming disability aware promotes workforce wellbeing and helps to avoid discrimination.
  • It encourages disability disclosure.
  • It improves staff retention rates by investing in both new and existing employees.
  • It increases employee satisfaction.
  • It promotes a supportive and safe working environment where staff feel psychologically safe.
  • It allows companies to comply with the Equality Act.

What will be covered during Disability Awareness Training for employers?

All organisations are unique and at different stages of their inclusion journey. As part of our approach, we take the time to understand your organisations unique working environments and the existing systems and resources you have in place. We then tailor the content to best suit your organisation.

Our trainers ensure that the session is accessible, applicable and relevant to your organisation.

An example session could cover:

  • What does disability mean?
  • How to disclose a disability.
  • How might a disability affect a person’s work?
  • How to communicate with disabled customers and employees.
  • Barriers faced by disabled people.
  • What are reasonable adjustments, and how do you ensure you provide them?
  • Legislation, including The Equality Act (UK) and The Disability Discrimination Act (Northern Ireland).
  • How to become Disability Confident.

Who is Disability Awareness Training suitable for?

Disability Awareness Training is suitable for various employees, including but not limited to the following:

  • Line Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • HR Professionals
  • Occupational Health Professionals
  • Disability Advisors
  • Support Managers
  • Colleagues of disabled employees

Why choose us?

  • We offer tailored sessions – we appreciate each organisation is unique so we pride ourselves on being able to adapt our training to best suit your organisation.
  • Our Disability Awareness Training is led by professional trainers with experience in neurodiversity, equality, and inclusion. They deliver complex information in a clear and engaging way, making it accessible, applicable, and relatable to your organisation.
  • 72% of our team identify as disabled and/or neurodivergent.
  • We can deliver our sessions remotely in a group webinar format, so time and location are flexible and accessible for everyone.  Or we can delivery on-site.
  • Each session encourages interactivity and group discussion.
  • Sessions are suitable for groups of any size, from any sector and for any role.  We aim to ensure each team member gets the most out of the training and is confident at effectively applying it back in the workplace.

 

How is Disability Awareness Training Delivered?

Tailored to you but typically:

  • Sessions last 1-3 hours. Session duration and content is agreed in advance.
  • We can deliver our sessions remotely in a group webinar format, so time and location are flexible and accessible for everyone.  Or we can delivery on-site.
  • Each session encourages interactivity and group discussion.
  • Sessions are suitable for groups of any size, from any sector and for any role.

The disability awareness training was very informative and beneficial.

 

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Every organisation is unique, and so are its people. No two journeys look the same!

That’s why our offer is always tailored to your organisation.

Our journey together begins with a conversation. Get in touch with Martin and Becky to find out more about Disability Awareness Training or to see how we can support you on your workplace inclusion journey.

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