Katie Anna McConnell is a disabled dancer and arts access consultant for the theatre industry. In this open training session you will explore what exactly we mean when talking about ‘disability’. This will be an informal session where participants are encouraged to have their cameras on and interact as much as they’d like. Equally, you can contribute to the discussions using the chat function, or feel free to attend solely as an observer.

Book tickets HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability-equality-awareness-training-1-tickets-915214530297?aff=oddtdtcreator

The topics that will be covered in workshop 1 include:
The Models of Disability
The Equality Act
The Law & Legislative Timeline
Ableism, Discrimination, and Exclusion
Protected Characteristics & Intersectionality
Who is Disabled

The topics that will be covered in workshop 2 include:
Tropes and Stereotypes
Unconscious Bias
Language and Labels
Marketing and PR
Social Barriers & Impairments
Chronic illnesses, Mental health, Energy limiting conditions, Pain, and Fatigue
Neurodivergency
The Spoon Theory

The topics that will be covered in workshop 3 include:
Reasonable Adjustments
Proactive solutions
Embedding Access
Representation, Inclusion, and Diversity
Assistance, Accommodations, and Provisions

There will be a 10 minute screen break about halfway through, but you are free to dip in and out as you need to. These sessions will be recorded and then sent out to all who booked a place afterwards, so don’t worry if you miss bits!

Zoom auto captions will be enabled, and everyone is welcome to process the information in a way that best suits them. If you have any further access requirements for this session please get in touch via email: Katieanna2604@gmail.com

These are scheduled as 3 consecutive days so it is a cohesive course for those who can and want to attend all of them, and are at varying times of the day so as many people as possible can come. Tickets are £25 per session, per person.