Disability Equality Training (CPD Accredited)
Disability Equality Training helps employees at all levels of your organisation build confidence, awareness, and practical understanding around disability inclusion. Many workplaces unintentionally overlook the everyday barriers faced by disabled people — this training ensures your team is informed, respectful, and equipped.
Our Disability Equality Training for employees explores the real-life, practical issues that may arise in the workplace and when engaging with disabled customers. It highlights the significant value that disabled employees and customers bring to organisations.
Group Size: 15 ideally, 20 max
Training Duration: Half day (4 hours) or full day with 2 x 2.5 hour (bespoke version)
We also run monthly open training sessions on Eventbrite, if a dedicated team session doesn’t fit your needs.
Disability Equality Training structure/content
The aim of Disability Equality Training is to look at disability from a human rights angle and how society affects a person’s experience of their disability. We discuss issues like discrimination and isolation, how to remove barriers, and how to be aware of respectful language and etiquette. Our training is delivered by accredited disabled trainers. This training is not just theory for them. We encourage participants to think about how they, personally, can help tackle these issues. Our training sessions are interactive, and participants are encouraged to engage in debate about the issues. This training will be facilitated by one of our accredited disabled trainers and is CPD accredited with four points.
Disability Equality Training objectives
- Understand where attitudes come from and how they have changed over time
- Highlight the importance and value of the Social Model of Disability and the Rights Model of Disability
- Gain a brief overview of the Equality Act 2010 and learn what is expected of service providers in the UK
- Be aware of respectful language and etiquette
- Create a more inclusive environment for staff, clients, and volunteers by actively removing barriers
- We will be working with you to make the Disability Equality Training Bespoke to your requirments.
Training methods
- PowerPoint presentation
- Group activities
- Quizzes
- Video work
- Discussions
Duration
- Half day (4 hours) or full day 2 x 2.5 hour (bespoke version)
- Available face-to-face and virtually
Meet Our Trainers
Laura Drummond
Laura was part of Toucan’s Trainers Academy and is fully qualified as a Disability Equality Trainer. We are so proud to have her as part of our freelance team. She is passionate about changing people’s perception on disability.
Read more about Laura’s story below!
Debbie Saunders
Diagnosed with RRMS (Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis) in 2001, Debbie has dedicated her career to helping people reach their full potential. With over three decades of experience in learning and development, her roles have spanned the private, public, and most recently, the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. A passionate and experienced trainer, Debbie discovered her love of teaching early on, finding immense satisfaction in witnessing people grow, be happy, and most importantly, feel proud of themselves.
Read more about Debbie’s story below!
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