We’re now offering our workshops online, with a 2-for-1 discount currently available, but only for a limited time.

About this Event

We’re now offering our Disability Confidence Training workshops online.

Using the Zoom online conferencing platform, our expert trainers will provide you with an experience very similar to our regular workshops. You’ll receive the same information, have access to great online resources and be able to interact with our trainers as well as other participants, so you can ask questions and share knowledge.

Each session is 1.5 hours. Prior to the session we’ll send you a video to watch and a questionnaire to complete. This will take about 30 minutes. So all up the full experience is 2 hours. You can book and pay for the session through our regular system on Eventbrite.

If you have any questions about participating, please contact Liz Martin: [email protected]

We’re looking forward to seeing you online!

 

About Zoom

• Zoom is an easy to use, reliable and FREE cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops and telephones.
• If you haven’t used Zoom before you can find out more here: https://zoom.us/
• After signing up for our workshop, you’ll receive an email from us inviting you to a Zoom meeting on the date of the workshop. Then on the day of the workshop, all you have to do is click on the relevant link in the invitation, follow the prompts and you’ll be part of the workshop.

 

About Our Workshops

Our Disability Confidence Training workshops are all about helping you and your team improve how you connect with and support people with disability or who are Deaf.

• Discover practical solutions for making your organisation disability confident
• Receive useful resources
• Learn from trainers who are arts experts and who live with disability
• Come to our standard workshop or book a bespoke in-house session

The training covers:

Key disability legislation and government bodies, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

• Creative solutions to delivering inclusive and accessible arts and culture programs
• Identifying and mitigating access barriers
• Best practice for customer service, language and etiquette
• Inclusive communication skills and policies

 

Access

Closed captioning and Auslan interpreting are available on request. Please advise of your access requirements during the registration process.

 

Why Choose Us

Arts Specific: We’re experts in arts, culture and disability with over 33 years of experience in helping organisations improve their accessibility, so we understand the challenges and opportunities which arts organisations encounter.

Disability Led: Our trainers have lived experience of disability which provides an authentic edge that makes a world of difference.

Cost Effective: We understand the budget constraints under which many arts organisations operate, so we ensure our prices are the most competitive in the market.

 

Who We Work With 

• Our workshops are suitable for:
• Arts and cultural organisations
• Festivals and venues
• Not-for-profit and government agencies

Every year we train up 1000 people from big organisations and venues right through to local government teams and small independent operators. Our training clients include:

• Sydney Opera House | Art Gallery of NSW | Blacktown Arts Centre | Musica Viva
• Sydney Film Festival | Sydney Festival | Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
• Australian Chamber Orchestra | Museum of Contemporary Art | Kaldor Public Art Projects
• Biennale of Sydney | City of Sydney | Inner West Council | Georges River Council

Below are some testimonials from workshop participants:

 

• “The training was engaging and helped our company learn more ways to improve and expand accessibility, both within our team and with what our festival offers to the community.”
• “I love that the training is done by people with disability. The first-person perspective is invaluable.”
• “A fabulous session which has made being disability confident much more achievable! Thank you so much – really appreciate your expertise.”

Enquiries

Please email [email protected] or call (02) 9251 6499 if you have any questions.