Disability Awareness Training Programmes

Where can I find practical on-line Disability Awareness Training programmes?

There are a number of really useful disability awareness programmes available on-line. See below for more details:


DEMOS
DEMOS is an on-line disability awareness training package aimed specifically at third level academic staff. The DEMOS project is collaboration between four UK universities including the University of Salford, the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST). http://jarmin.com/demos/course/awareness/index.html∞

Equality Authority
The Equality Authority has an excellent Disability Resource Pack. Aimed at employers, it focuses on the employment of people with disabilities in the public service.
http://www.equality.ie/index.asp?locID=109&docID=103&COMMAND=PRINTER∞


Lancaster University
Lancaster University (UK) has a very good on line “Student Mental Health Planning, Guidance and Training Manual”, which focuses on the dissemination of good practice in supporting students with mental health difficulties.
http://www.studentmentalhealth.org.uk/∞


Quest for Learning is an excellent website targeted at students, teachers and employers around disability issues. It inlcudes topics on study skills, disability awarenss and employability skills.
http://www.questforlearning.org∞


NDA
The National Disability Authority (NDA) have produced a set of disability equality guidelines for organisations http://www.nda.ie/cntmgmtnew.nsf/0/F96DBBF7A72D7C1280257083004D2C29?OpenDocument∞


TechDis (Self-Supporting) Staff Development Packs are designed to assist staff development programmes. TechDis is a UK based educational advisory service in the fields of accessibility and inclusion. (http://www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=3_3∞)

Workway - Ability in the Workplace - A Training Pack. http://www.workway.ie/article/index.php?cat_id=628&item_id=19273∞

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