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Let's Talk Disability Workshops

Location: At your organisation/Zoom

Date: 31/12/2099

Available now - secure your booking for 2024.

For many, interacting with people with disability can feel challenging. You want to do the right thing, but if you're not sure what the right thing is, you're sometimes left feeling awkward. And with one in five Australians living with some kind of disability, not all of which are visible, it can happen more often than you’d think.

Let’s Talk Disability is a fun, interactive, workshop that lifts the lid on that awkwardness. The workshop is led by people with disability whose honest, no-nonsense approach will have you laughing while learning.

Let's Talk Disability is:

An interactive disability awareness workshop
Delivered on-site at your selected venue or online
Delivered by three presenters, all with lived experience of disability
Offers a certificate of participation for each attendee
Designed as a fun, interactive learning experience. Less about rules and regulations, and more about breaking down barriers surrounding disability
It can cater for up to 40 participants

The workshop covers:

Myths and misconceptions
Disability etiquette
Access, inclusion, respect, advocacy and attitude
Language and terminology
Disability throughout Australia over time
Activities in small break out groups
Q and A session with your team of presenters

Key benefit points

Break down barriers surrounding disability
Increase confidence in working with people with disability
Self-assurance and tools for communicating with people with disability

Who is this for?

Anybody who is new to working with people with disability:

Business and corporate
Public and private sector
Hotel, venue and tourism staff
Retail and hospitality
Other interested groups

Further Information

Find more at the Let's Talk Disability website: https://letstalkdisability.com.au/

Contact information

For more info or to book a workshop, just contact Learn and Develop, show phone number, or Mary Lou McPherson, show phone number