An example of our gold standard delegate information pack provided on every 1 day course directly commissioned through ourselves (contents may vary for agreed contracts via tenders).

Contents include:

1 Book ‘Welcoming disabled customers’ (Employer’s Forum on Disability)
1 Book ‘The Disability Communication Guide’ (Employer’s Forum on Disability)

Information Publications (IFORI)

1) Assistance utilised by disabled people including support animals and Personal Assistants.
2) Disability perspectives, models and frameworks that promote equality.
3) Disability Discrimination Act

Reference card to access our YouTube channel to view many of the films and documentary material used on our course.

Reference card taking you to key resources around disability rights (civil rights such as the DDA and Human Rights) and sources of information for employers and staff.

Full colour hand outs of all slides and other material used during courses.
PLUS
Selected information on Mental Health distributed in support of Time To Change.

[Thanks to Employer’s Forum on Disability for allowing us to include their publications in our training]

Tags courses | equality | disability | Kent | training | South East

Book before December 31st 2009 to use this discount.

December the 3rd is International day of Persons with Disabilities. To help you promote equality and end discrimination we are offering one time only discounts on our disability equality courses.

We specialise in a range of courses (over 23) aiming to promote Disability Equality, Diversity, Independent Living and Citizenship.
Request our 2009 brochure featuring over 23 different courses.
Courses can be held at most accessible locations and we have a proven record of effective training and outcomes across all sectors. We serve all of Kent and many bordering counties.


1 Day Disability Equality in Practice course with our gold resource / reference pack for each delegate. The ideal introduction course around disability equality for staff and customers. Topics covered include the experience of disabled people, equality in the workplace, the Disability Discrimination Act, Customer Care and Communication.

£70 for individual delegates - or book a course for up to 16 people (at your venue) at our discounted price of £675 per course.

Book before December 31st 2009 to use this discount.

Gold Pack Contents:

With thanks to Time to Change for free information on Mental Health we are pleased to distribute in our information packs.

Tags DDA | equality | disability | training | courses | Kent | South | UK

Our new brochure is now available for museums, galleries, parks and heritage and those working within health and social care.

Request our brochure which will also tell you:

• About our training
• Full course details / content
• Quality assurance and accreditation
• What participants say about our training
• Our customers
• Prices and bespoke training information.

Tags courses | equality

Are you SCORM compliant?

SCORM is Sharable Content Object Reference Model.

They are a set of standards for web-based e-learning originating from the US. The standards related to communication between the client and the host system.

If you have a learning management system (LMS) you can buy SCORM compliant courses and load them onto your existing online training system.

If you don’t have a LMS, you will be pleased to know that you can purchase our courses because we use our own system - just purchase a course and we will do the rest to allow people to log on and learn. Managers will still be able to obtain reports and statistics on learning progress.

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Can we have e-learning on our computer network / intranet.

Our on-line learning courses are hosted on our learning management systems.

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What is the difference between Disability Equality and Disability Awareness courses?

Before commissioning training, talks or workshops, you should consider why you are doing so. What do you want to achieve?

It is likely that you want to ensure staff and customers are treated equally and respectfully to comply with Disability Discrimination Legislation. This is civil legislation within an equality and rights based perspective.

As such, an awareness course is unlikely to be sufficient in providing staff with the knowledge and skills required to eliminate inequality should the legislation be used. (See below)


Characteristics of Awareness Courses

Some or all of these will be present:

• May be run by a disabled person but not always.
• Risk of focusing on individual impairment experiences of trainer
• Use of simulation exercises (Medical approach)
• Often focuses on language, attitudes or how to communicate.
• Can include practical ‘helping’ tasks or how to ‘meet and greet’.
• May provide a brief explanation of the DDA.
• Should never be used as an alternative to equality training in relation to legal requirements.
• Suitable for staff who may require practical skills following the beneath DET.

Characteristics of Disability Equality Training (DET)

Courses should include these key components:

• Designed and run by disabled people.
• Focuses on a rights not charity approach.
• Recognise multiple oppression (E.g. increased discrimination experienced by black disabled people)
• Looks at disabling barriers and solutions that exist.
• Enables participants to make constructive changes at work and personally.
• Often tailored to focus on parts of the DDA of relevance for participants.
• Equips participants with the ability to recognise discriminatory language, images and attitudes.
• May use case studies or examples from the recent experiences of disabled people.
• Suitable as part of a staff diversity learning and development programme.

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E-learning modules - it makes sense.

More and more local authorities are starting to think about staff learning and development amongst the change to personalised budgets.

At IforI we have been working with four local authorities and a leading training provider to provide staff training within SDS.

More and more people struggle with face-to-face training when trying to implement systemic change quickly and effectively.

Our response has been a UK first in offering tailored, affordable e-learning and development modules to really put people first.

Featuring personal learning logs, self assessment and evaluation by qualified trainers, these modules are a fantastic and cost effective way to support staff through this time of change.

Find out more and view one of our modules here and download one of our brochures.

Tags Individual budgets | personalised support | direct payments | putting people first | elearning

Our availability is now updated live to the Internet. It can take between 2-20 seconds depending on how busy the internet is.

You can view a monthly calendar or select to view booked dates in a list format.

If nothing happens after a short while please try again later or e-mail Louise.

Thank you

Tags courses | training | direct payments | Individual budgets | personalised support

We only run an on-line booking service for courses that are open to the general public.

I have booked a place on-line and have not received confirmation. What should I do.

1) Confirmation e-mails should arrive instantly in your e-mail. Sometimes they can arrive up to two days later at busy periods.

2) Contact us using our e-mail form or louise@ifori.co.uk as we may have received your booking and can forward your confirmation.

3) If we can not locate you booking, we will take a booking over the phone.

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Because we are based on Kent we can provide Face-to-Face training wherever you wish and whenever you require in Kent.

We can also run up to a half day course e.g. 1-2 modules in the areas highlighted in RED which include parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, East and West Sussex and Surrey.

The easiest way is to do this is using e-mail or by telephone.

We will issue an invoice for payments directly into our bank for our business customers (or cheque by arrangement).

Our shop products can be purchased using PayPal (credit card, debit card or pay pal account).