Online Disability Awareness Training

Disability

Continued learning and lived experience of disability is at the heart of all we do. All of thinkBIGGER! trainers are disabled and from the industry itself, and so understand the particular challenges that are needed to encourage a good working environment.

• Mix & Match

  Simple, practical and effective, mix and match across the following elements:

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  INTRODUCTIONS

  • Introductions and results of any pre training survey/ polls
  • What constitutes a disability? (Equality Act, 2010)
  • The Medical versus Social Model of Disability
  • Barriers (perceived and actual) to disabled people in the television industry

  INTERVIEWS

  Note: Can be adapted for Managers

  • Encouraging the Guaranteed Interview Scheme - and celebrating its use (this element would be tailor-made for managers who hire)
  • Making interviews a better experience
  • Reasonable adjustments - what the legislation means and examples of reasonable adjustments in the workplace

  WORKPLACE

  • Creating an inclusive workplace, appropriate language, employee responsibilities, workplace disability discrimination, legal responsibilities, further support
  • Reasonable adjustments - what the legislation means and examples of reasonable adjustments in the workplace
  • Access to Work -understanding this as key to a great experience for the candidate
  • Post Covid-19 workplace adjustments, what are we learning about working remotely? How might we apply flexible working in the future?

  LET’S TALK DISABILITY

  • Everyday conversations that become awkward, how to make mistakes
  • Examples of solutions using case studies & evidence how they were managed
  • Through research with key staff prior to training, we will tailor these case studies to each department from digital to accounts

  WRAP AROUND LEARNING

  Tailored to production team or corporate team needs, our pre and post programme content is engaging and fun.

• Pre-Programme Reading
  • Quizzes/Polls to gauge knowledge and understanding
  • Resources on language
  • Resources on Equality Act and Access to work
• Post Programme
  • Updated information on employment practices
  • Regular check-ins with key HR staff/ Departmental support
  • Creating opportunities for participants to use skills through forums or awareness-raising events
  • Facilitate or signpost to platforms for online forums and regular meetups
• Extras
  • A commitment to updating your intranet resources monthly
  • Online forum for pre and post-training questions and discussion hosted on either thinkBIGGER! or your platforms
  • Q&A with all staff
  • Follow up consultancy support with recruitment, interviewing and accessibility advice.