Disability Equality and Assistive Technology

Course Aims:

• To ensure support staff have seen the assistive technology products they are expected to support within your organisation
• To ensure support staff understand the core purpose, functionality and application of the technology
• To ensure support staff understand the key principles of the Social Model of Disability and the Disability Discrimination Act
• To ensure support staff understand the main elements of your organisation's disability policy or guidelines
• To ensure support staff understand the acceptable language and etiquette when talking with disabled staff, and the challenges that those staff face while working in the organisation

Course contents:

The Disability Discrimination Act and implications for service providers and employers
The business case for diversity at work
Your organisation's disability policy or guidelines
The Social Model of Disability
Disability language and etiquette
Supporting disabled staff at work
Roles in the provision of assistive technology in your organisation
Introduction to assistive technology products - history and support in your organisation
Software products such as Jaws, ZoomText, Lunar, Kurzweil, Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Dyslexia tools such as Textalk, textHELP! Read and Write
Hardware products such as Notetakers, alternative keyboards, mice and switch devices
Trainers
This course is delivered by trainers skilled in the field of disability and assistive technology with personal experience of disability.