Disability Issues in Learning, Employment and Leisure

Inhouse Courses

Dyslexia and the Workplace: Making the Difference
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Autism Spectrum Disorder and Literacy
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Dyslexia and Business Start-up
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Assistive Technology for Dyslexia
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Scottish Accessible Information Forum (SAIF)Training Brochure
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Training Brokerage

Working with top class specialist trainers, I offer training courses on a variety of topics relevant to practitioners supporting people who face barriers to learning, employment and leisure because of disability or other social disadvantage.
I can organise every aspect of a training course from hiring a venue, publicity and registering trainees to producing the course report and evaluation.
Alternatively, I can work with an organisation's training officer to bring in specialist expertise.

Broad Topics

Accessible Information:
  • awareness;
  • printed documents;
  • electronic communication including PDFs, PowerPoint,emails and websites;
  • "easy-read" documents;and
  • non-verbal communication
Dyslexia:
  • awareness;
  • in the workplace;and
  • Professional Development Award in Supporting Individuals in Learning and Workplace Settings (SQA PDA G8LK 47).
Disability:
  • Awareness
  • Breaking down barriers; and
  • Disability Discrimination Legislation
Older People:
  • Awareness;
  • Elder Harm; and
  • Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007.
Courses will be tailored to meets the need of trainees and other topics will be considered.

For further information contact Jean Alcock
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