Purpose at Work, in partnership with NDS, offers the Right on Board Workshop. Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as strengthened governance and management of quality and safeguarding.

Workshop 3: Knowing what is going on and embedding learning and action

• Understand when things are going right, and wrong
• Soft skills to support reporting
• Embedding learning and action.

Purpose at Work, in partnership with NDS, offers the Right on Board Workshop. Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as strengthened governance and management of quality and safeguarding.

Workshop 2: Understanding the risks and how they should be addressed

• The key risks in service delivery
• How to prevent harm in service delivery
• Assure service delivery quality and safeguarding as a director and executive

Purpose at Work, in partnership with NDS, offers the Right on Board Workshop. Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as strengthened governance and management of quality and safeguarding.

Workshop 1: Understanding rights and responsibilities

• The increasing expectations on directors and executives about human rights, quality and safeguarding
• Legal responsibilities of directors, executives and NDIS workers
• The human rights perspective and implications for supports types and service delivery

Purpose at Work, in partnership with NDS, offers the Right on Board Workshop. Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as strengthened governance and management of quality and safeguarding.

Purpose at Work, in partnership with NDS, offers the Right on Board Workshop. Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as strengthened governance and management of quality and safeguarding.

This webinar is geared toward community members who want to learn more about CA disability rights in rental housing.

Build confidence, challenge discrimination, and learn more about your rights when it comes to employment. The Know Your Rights workshop is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and confidence required to identify incidents of discrimination, self-advocate, and develop effective courses of action when confronted with discrimination around employment.

Join us for a discussion about universal human rights, the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and future work at the United Nations on a human rights treaty for older people.

Disability Power Day came about from feedback following the Statewide Self-Advocacy Conference. Attendees loved the opportunity to meet people from other self-advocacy groups and they loved the workshops. People loved it so much we decided to launch a monthly mini conference which we call Disability Power Day. We cover important topics like building friendships, speaking up for yourself, connecting with your community, and learning about your human rights.

Just like anyone else, individuals with disabilities encounter the criminal justice system as suspects, defendants, incarcerated persons, victims, and/or witnesses. During this session, learn the ADA rights of an individual with a disability when involved in the justice system. Additionally, access to social services, programs, and facilities will be covered.

Join the Disabled Community of Northeast Ohio as we rally for better access to voting, transportation and housing! ASL interpretation and captioning, a wheelchair charging station, accessible restrooms, and facemasks will be provided.

We’ll explore current challenges to voting. There are ways to deal with the barriers for people with disabilities – both legal and physical. Every citizen has the right to be heard. We will look at ways to help people of all abilities exercise their civil rights. 

This webinar will feature disability rights activist and author Judy Heumann, together with a speaker on the history of civil rights. They will discuss the ways that the Civil Rights Movement impacted and influenced the Disability Rights Movement that began in the 1970s.

This webinar explores how the Fair Housing Act protects renters and buyers with physical and mental disabilities.

This year’s Founder’s Day conference will explore the theme of Mental Health, Human Rights and the Law. It will focus on national mental health legislation and related developments, and the broader human rights context.

People with disabilities continue to be neglected in the world's efforts to combat the climate crisis.

Hosted by Lifeworks, this free webinar explores the legacy of the disability rights movement, as well as two mindsets about people with disabilities: the social and human rights models. Join us for an in-depth discussion that explores how equitable change is made, and our responsibility to take action for disability rights and inclusion.

Speakers & presenters include:

• Mike Coffey, Key Note, Screenwriter/Producer of the movie “Triumph”

• Anthony Frischenmeyer, PILR, Art Instructor

• Whyte Lyte, Energizing Rapper, #ConstantlyPositive Project

• Letiah Fraser, Poor People’s Campaign

• Parson’s Dream Team, COVID-19 Projects Presentation

• Self-Advocate’s Panel, Surviving COVID and Beyond

This is part two of a two part series. Each session is 4 CEs. It is advised to take part one prior to part two as part two begins where part one ends.

 

Disability Justice (DJ) is a phrase and framework essential for all of us! The first part of this course offered an overview of the principles and tenants that create Disability Justice. There is an urgency to elevate the work we are doing and allow ourselves to be guided by a fuller understanding of bodymind. In this second part of Disability Justice we will dive deeper into examining each of the 10 principles and discussing ways to implement them into our work and everyday lives.

WECIL (West of England Centre for Inclusive Living) is an organisation and social enterprise that has been supporting disabled people for 25 years. We offer a range of services that support businesses to become more inclusive and accessible.

Expand your knowledge on Disability Equality from our trainers who all have lived experience as disabled people and will show you a different level of awareness.

 

Learning outcomes of the course:

• Have an understanding of the meaning of disability rights & responsibilities

• Have knowledge about the Social Model of disability & how to classify barriers

• Understanding how the Social Model can be used as a tool for removing barrier

• Have an understanding of how to implement reasonable adjustments to remove barriers

• Have an understanding of how equality law applies to you as employees & service providers

• Have an appreciation of how language affects your work & the inclusive language that should be used

• Be able to identify how to offer assistance to disabled service-users in a non-patronising way

• Have an understanding about choice, control and independence in connection with services for disabled people

• Have greater confidence to discuss disability issues and have more confidence to challenge discrimination