Welcome to Our Online CPD-Accredited Courses!
Our comprehensive online courses offer an exceptional opportunity to explore disability awareness through CPD-accredited training. Designed to educate and empower individuals from all backgrounds, these courses are open to everyone, from healthcare professionals to educators, employers, advocates and everyone in between.
These courses are unique because they are developed by disabled individuals, providing an authentic and insightful perspective on various aspects of disability. This approach ensures that you gain theoretical knowledge and a deeper, lived understanding of the topics you choose to explore.
Whether you’re interested in learning about physical disabilities, neurodiversity, or inclusive practices, our courses offer flexible and engaging content to suit your needs. Join us to advance your knowledge, embrace inclusivity, and contribute to a more accessible society.
Why online courses
There are mixed views on online learning, but we feel it has a place in Ability Consultancy and provides an essential pathway for every learning style. Here are a few of the positives of undertaking on-line learning:
- Flexibility – Online courses allow learners to study at their own pace and schedule, accommodating work, family, or personal commitments
- Cost-effectiveness – They are often more affordable than traditional in-person education, saving on commuting and material costs
- Convenience – Classes can be accessed from anywhere, removing geographic barriers
- Increased Autonomy – Encourages self-discipline and better time-management skills
- Access to Diverse Learning Resources – Online platforms often provide a wealth of multimedia and interactive content
- Fulfils everyone’s requirements – Office workers and stay-at-home mums can both enrol in online training courses at a time that works for them according to their schedule and satisfaction level
- Frequently updated content – Despite today’s fast-paced lifestyle, outdated learning resources often hinder traditional learning. We can quickly update study materials in real-time with digital learning, keeping the content relevant in a rapidly changing world
- Consistency – With the help of eLearning, educators may reach a wider audience and deliver their message more consistently. By doing so, it is ensured that all users of this learning mode receive uniform teaching
| Course | Overview |
|---|---|
| Disability Awareness | This course will provide you with a bespoke insight into disability directly from disabled people themselves. You will hear and see what life is like from several people who have a range of disabilities and hear the do’s and don’ts from them |
| Equality and Diversity | This course will introduce equality and diversity, providing an overview of the nine protected characteristics and the different types of discrimination that all organisations and businesses should be aware of. Finally, we will go through a step-by-step guide to help you develop your equality and diversity action plan |
| Disability in the workplace | This course will provide you with a bespoke insight into disability directly from disabled people themselves. You will learn about different models of disability and everything you should consider when recruiting new staff to ensure accessibility and inclusion at every stage |
| Disability in sport | The first part of this course will provide bespoke insight into disability directly from disabled people themselves. The second part of the course will introduce you to the world of para-sport and how to include everyone, no matter their ability or disability |
| Cerebral Palsy (Neurological impairment) in the workplace (available early 2025) | This course will provide you with a bespoke insight into Cerebral Palsy (CP), a neurological impairment. You will learn about CP, understand the barriers faced in employment by people with CP and how organisations can support people with neurological impairments |
| Neurodiversity in the workplace (available early 2025) | This course will provide a bespoke insight into neurological impairments, including neurodivergent ways of thinking and behaviour, and help you understand the traits of neurodiversity and their barriers. Finally, you will look how you can support neurodiverse employees and be neuro inclusive within your organisation |
| Diversity and Inclusion versus Discrimination (available early 2025) | This course will introduce you to the differences between diversity and inclusion, why they matter to you and your organisation, how to embrace them, and the key characteristics of inclusion. Finally, the course looks at discrimination and its different types and what to do if you experience discrimination |
| Classification in Para Sport (available early 2025) | This course is for anyone wanting to understand more about para classification – you will learn why it is an important part of the para-sport, what impairments are included, looking at function versus skill and the possible outcomes for classification. The course looks at the roles of everyone involved and how classification fits into the broader area of coaching |
With more to come in 2025
To find out more or to enrol on a course, click on your chosen course below, and it will redirect you to our learning platform, Thinkific
- Generic Disability Awareness
- Equality and Diversity
- Disability in the Workplace
- Disability In Sport
- Cerebral Palsy (Neurological impairment) in the workplace (available early 2025)
- Neurodiversity in the workplace (available early 2025)
- Diversity and Inclusion versus Discrimination (available early 2025)
- Classification in Para Sport (available early 2025)
We offer discounts for teams of 10+. Please get in touch with us using the form below, and one of our team members will get in touch with you.
Ability Consultancy (NW) Ltd
Registered address:
Braintree Avenue, Penwortham
Preston, PR1 9UN
Registration Number: 11871599
Registered in England and Wales
Contact: info@ability-consultancy.co.uk
077997 70362