Disability Awareness Course
Who is this course for?
All staff
Objectives
To increase awareness surrounding disability issues and disability law. To enable your staff to treat disabled people in the right way.
Course Content
- Perception and Definition of Disability
- Discrimination and Prejudice
- The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Employers and staff responsibilities
- Inferences for people with disabilities
- Company policy on disabilities
- Getting the terminology right
- Arrangements for people with disabilities
- Emergency egress
- Web accessibility
- Hearing / speech impairments
- Visual impairments
- Mental illness
- Physical mobility restrictions
- Summary checklist for managers and staff
Course Benefits
- Gives your staff a better understanding of disability issues so that they can treat disabled people with respect
- Helps your staff adopt the right attitudes and consider the needs of disabled people better
- Provides proper access for disabled people
- Helps your business comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Disabled people have the legal right to use the power of the courts if they have been treated less favourably in terms of accessing products, services and facilities available to everyone else.
Don't wait until it's too late!
Training Courses Held at Your Place of Work
| Date | Your choice |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3-4 Hours |
| Fee | £495+VAT
(15 delegates max)
As little as £33 per delegate |
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If you would like to discuss or book a course please
contact us on
0844 870 8770
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