Disability Awareness: Access and Inclusion - ONE DAY COURSE (3 Dec)

Beyond compliance One in five Western Australians has a disability, including intellectual, mental health, cognitive, sensory or physical impairment, along with neurological difference. So, regardless of our work role, we can assume that most of us will have some interactions with people with a disability as colleagues, clients or stakeholders. This insightful course provides participants with an understanding of different types of disability and looks at how we can go beyond compliance to create places, programs and communities that are universally accessible and celebrate diverse strengths. Drawing on the social model of disability, and designed in partnership with people with lived experience, this course presents a positive and contemporary viewpoint and busts a few myths. It shifts the inclusion paradigm from something we do to accommodate minorities, to something we do so everyone feels welcome and included. Along with developing an understanding of disability and what it means in a modern world, this course develops inclusive attitudes and challenges outdated assumptions. We also explore a range of practical tools such as appropriate language, access issues, customising services, privacy and disclosure and developing genuinely inclusive cultures. Topics include: • Types of disability • Social Model of Disability • Language and communication tools • Cultivating inclusive cultures • Universal access and diverse strengths • Customising services and supports to individual needs • Representation and role models This course includes: • Engaging, up-to-date materials. • Take-home resource package. • All-day catering and beverages - with dietary needs catered for. • Certificate of attendance. PRICES Standard | $325 Corporate and Government Non-Profit/ Individuals | $220 Staff of non-profit organisations, micro-businesses with less than 5 staff and self-funded waged individuals Concession | $150 Concession Card Holders paying as individuals SCHOLARSHIPS We offer a small number of scholarships to those who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend. Scholarship recipients pay a nominal fee of $45 toward catering and materials. Click here to apply. REFUND POLICY Before you book, please click here to read our Refund Terms and Conditions and ensure you have understood the conditions listed under the heading Public Training. VENUE Evolve WA Whadjuk Noongar Boodjar Level 1, 20 Southport Street West Leederville WA 6007 Click here for further details regarding parking, transport and location. Our venue is wheelchair accessible, including toilets. However, if you have any special access needs or would like any support or adaptations to make learning easier for you, please let us know.