Whether you are looking for group disability awareness training for your team, a one-to-one session for an individual employee or disability sessions over lunchtime, we can help.

All disability awareness training sessions are in house and designed to be interactive (even when delivering a talk). We cover many topics from general disability awareness to specific sessions on recruiting disabled employees. Our belief is that by creating interactive sessions, we can offer delegates in the room opportunities to discuss what they are learning. This ensures any new theories and ideas are relevant to the people in the room.  Learn more about our disability awareness training in the workplace delivery style in our blog.

We use the following practices to aid learning:

• Group work
• Discussion-based exercises
• Real life case studies
• Lived experience examples
• Games and quizzes

We ideally like to run sessions that last between half a day to one day to ensure that all of the information needed can be communicated and digested. Due to the fact that our sessions are interactive, we prefer to run sessions for no more than 15 delegates at once.

The content within these workshops is designed to arm businesses with the necessary tools to engage, retain and value disabled employees and customers. With these you can continue your journey to creating a business that is inclusive for disabled people.

As part of the training offering, you will receive a detailed summary report of your disability awareness training sessions. The report includes:

• Verbatim quotes from delegates
• Consolidated feedback responses
• Easy to access PDF

All of which enables you to clearly articulate the ROI.

So, when you're ready to talk about the content in your disability awareness workshop, we'd love to chat about how we can work together to reach your goals.

Celebrating Disability is able to host a variety of training sessions for a variety of outcomes. However, we have found the sessions below to be very popular.

We also offer audits and consultancy support.  To find out more, click here.

Ideal For: Front facing customer service, care professionals, charities.

This disability awareness workshop offers delegates an overview of disability awareness and equality. After attending the session, delegates should be able to confidently suggest practical solutions to implement to create inclusion in their workplace.

The session will offer an overview of the following:

• Social Model of Disability
• Language and Etiquette
• Barriers faced by disabled people
• What disability is and isn't

Ideal For: Customer-facing Staff, Marketing and Communication

Front of House training to support employees to feel confident and competent when welcoming disabled visitors, guests and clients into your organisation.

This session will offer an understanding of barriers that disabled customers face.  We will then, as a group think about practical solutions that are in line with your business' values and your environment.

Additional Features:

• Language and Etiquette
• Offering Extra Support
• Confidence Building

Ideal For: Marketers, Sales, Retail, Hospitality

A comprehensive look at the language surrounding disability. Delegates will leave with an understanding of the difference between inclusive language and political correctness.

​This session will be ideal for anyone looking to write content that will engage and attract disabled people. A valuable disability awareness training session to develop confidence when interacting with disabled people.

Additional Features:

• Background to disability related language
• Alternative terms and phrases
• Developing confidence to engage with disabled people

Ideal For: Human Resources,  Recruiters, Line Managers, Senior and Executive Management

The session offers guidance and tools to ensure end to end inclusion and access to the recruitment process for every candidate who is interested in applying for a role.  It gives an insight into the barriers faced by disabled people entering employment.

Additional Features:

• Content to Attract Disabled Candidates
• Reasonable Adjustments in Interviewing Process

Ideal For: Line Managers, Human Resources

In order to successfully support a disabled person in the workplace, colleagues and managers must first feel confident.  This often comes with a developed awareness of disability, understanding of the resources available and an inclusive workplace culture.  This will create disability inclusion in the workplace - creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

This session offers useful advice and guidance to managers to make the above a reality.  Aiding them to confidently and competently support a disabled employee to succeed.

Additional Features:

• External Resources Available to Disabled People and Employers
• Creating a Workplace Culture Inclusive of Disabled People

Ideal For: Individuals and team leaders

Whilst it would always be recommended that a training session for the entire team would be beneficial, we understand that this is not always possible and that sometimes you may need to train a single member of staff. In this instance, we offer a 2.5 hour training session for your employee. This can be delivered face-to-face or via online conferencing software.

All of the sessions listed above as well as bespoke sessions specific to your needs are available on a one-to-one basis.

Talks and discussions are never a one size fits all and are tailored with your audience’s knowledge level in mind.

Popular Subjects Include:

• Disability in the Workplace
• Closing the Disability Employment Gap
• The Importance of Language
• Supporting a Disabled Person at Work
• Accessibility in Retail
• Promoting Independent Living, Choice and Control in Care

A great way to get all your employees in one place at the same time, to share ideas, to meet new people and just spread the word of disability inclusion. Creating bite-size sessions where colleagues have the opportunity to collaborate while eating lunch, Celebrating Disability will facilitate guided discussions to support the development of that inclusive culture.

Chances are, you are not that inclusive if disabled people are not applying for your roles.

With 1 in 5 people in the UK having a disability, disabled people are looking for work.

With the correct support and encouragement, your disabled employee is less likely to move on and more likely to be a strong, productive asset for your business.

Did you know that 91% of people who are unhappy with a service will not complain.

Instead, they will simply go to your competitor.

That’s brilliant! But there are barriers that disabled people face on a daily basis that if not recognised, may prohibit that person from participating equally.

Understanding some of those barriers will ensure that your diverse workforce is also a valuable workforce.

Actually only 4% of reasonable adjustments (adjustments to support a disabled person in the workplace) have a cost implication.

The majority of adjustments that a person requires can be sourced for free.

For those adjustments that do have a cost implication there are funding streams available for the employer.

Celebrating Disability have a variety of packages designed to explore these issues so that your business is equipped with the tools necessary to engage, welcome and support disabled people in your workplace. Get in touch today to find out how we can help you.