Three reasons why you might need Disability Awareness sessions from Richmond AID?

1)   Keep on top of your statutory obligations

2)   Improve your business practice and customer care

3)   Improve your recruitment, increase staff retention and help to save money

Richmond AID provides organisations with expert advice and support to address disability issues effectively, through our bespoke Disability Awareness Training.

We offer competitive training programmes individually tailored to enhance and meet business needs. These can range from a full or half-day session or even bitesize workshops on individual topics for departmental teams.

All training programmes use the Social Model of Disability enable participants to identify potential barriers that disabled people face along with practical skills and knowledge to initiate practical solutions.

“This was really useful training: it was presented with humour and reflected Richmond Aid’s experience; the training gave me a very useful update on legislation and – more importantly – the practical ways we can appreciate and support our disabled colleagues.”

Brian Bowsher, Managing Director, NPL (National Physical Laboratory)

Participants will gain the following learning outcomes:

• Increased awareness of a wide range of disabilities - both ‘seen’ and ‘unseen’
• Understand the difference between the ‘medical’ and ‘social’ model of disability
• Improved awareness of the barriers that disabled people face
• Improved awareness of what constitutes reasonable adjustments
• Disability Etiquette –participants equipped with the tools to avoid common mistakes
• Knowledge of key changes contained in new Equality Act.
• Be aware of sources of support and other relevant organisations/bodies
• Understand the importance of an ‘inclusive’ culture

Our experienced trainer brings a wealth of professional knowledge and real insight into disability issues.