Disability Awareness Training 

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Our approach to training is based in our own experience of delivering creative activity.  

 

Our training is designed to be varied, interactive and challenging, creating a safe space for group working, learning and shared experience, drawing on the knowledge in the room.  

 

Our Disability Awareness Training is specifically for organisations wishing to understand their obligations and improve their practice.

 

The training covers:

 

Attitudes 

our understanding, personal experiences and exposure to portrayals of disability in the media, news coverage etc 

 

Language and communication 

negative and positive terminology relating to disability awareness of the medical and social models. 

 

The legal framework and requirements

the implications of the Equality Act 2010 and the requirement to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to provide access for disabled people. 

 

Potential barriers for disabled people 

specific and general barriers for active and meaningful engagement in the arts and cultural sector and strategies for overcoming them. 

 

Good practice

examples and guidance to develop this and identify areas for improvement at an individual, organisational and sector level. 

 

Action planning

collaboratively creating some tangible, action-based outcomes based on collective agreed terms and aspirations.

 

“I was very impressed by the style and tone of the Culture Shift training on Disability Awareness. The session was informative, insightful but also fun. This was our first IRL team training since the pandemic and everyone was made to feel safe and comfortable to have conversations about disability in constructive and positive ways.”  

Steve Moffitt, A New Direction

 

"The workshop was well structured, with freedom to talk and permission to explore"

Participant

 

“I most enjoyed discussing and clarifying how to approach visitors with accessible needs” 

Participant

 

Previous clients include: 

National Trust, HOME, Liverpool Biennial, Worthing Theatres, The Lewes Depot Cinema, Charleston House, Super Slow Way, A New Direction, Farnham Maltings, The London Sinfonietta, Amberley Museum, Bexhill Museum, Anne of Cleves House, Fishbourne Roman Palace, and Marlipins Museum.
 

 

To find out more about our Disability Awareness Training and to discuss details of how to book please email info@cultureshift.org.uk