Ever Asked These Questions?
Then our training is for you!
Why book training with Enhance the UK?
Fun, engaging and emotive
At Enhance the UK we believe that delegates learn best when they are having fun and taking part in activities which really make them think. That’s why our sessions are very interactive, engaging and emotive. We encourage questions and interaction; challenge stereotypes and we use tasks for practical learning.
Disabled experts
Our disabled trainers excel at putting your delegates at ease and creating an open and honest environment where people feel comfortable to ask questions and to engage in what can be awkward conversations for some.
Good communication
A central theme which runs through our sessions is effective communication. We provide your delegates with the knowledge and skills they need to be able to communicate with disabled customers or colleagues using appropriate language and terminology.
Disability Awareness
Our disability training has been created from the ground up with involvement and engagement in mind. There’s no dusty presentation or bland slideshows here. Using our trainers’ lived experience as disabled people, alongside their extensive expertise, we’ve built a fun and memorable training that means you not only understand why being disability aware is important, but also how to actually apply what you’ve learnt into your business that creates real, tangible impact.
Words like accessibility and inclusive may feel like buzzwords in the corporate world, but putting them into practice you will see the incredible benefits of a. just how easy it is to make those changes and b. how many more incredible people will be a part of your businesses success and growth.
Deaf Awareness
Our disability training has been created from the ground up with involvement and engagement in mind. There’s no dusty presentation or bland slideshows here. Using our trainers’ lived experience as disabled people, alongside their extensive expertise, we’ve built a fun and memorable training that means you not only understand why being disability aware is important, but also how to actually apply what you’ve learnt into your business that creates real, tangible impact.
Words like accessibility and inclusive may feel like buzzwords in the corporate world, but putting them into practice you will see the incredible benefits of a. just how easy it is to make those changes and b. how many more incredible people will be a part of your businesses success and growth.
Neurodiversity Awareness
Our disability training has been created from the ground up with involvement and engagement in mind. There’s no dusty presentation or bland slideshows here. Using our trainers’ lived experience as disabled people, alongside their extensive expertise, we’ve built a fun and memorable training that means you not only understand why being disability aware is important, but also how to actually apply what you’ve learnt into your business that creates real, tangible impact.
Words like accessibility and inclusive may feel like buzzwords in the corporate world, but putting them into practice you will see the incredible benefits of a. just how easy it is to make those changes and b. how many more incredible people will be a part of your businesses success and growth.
Awareness Training FAQ’s
Yes of course. Our trainers are highly experienced at communicating effectively within a training environment. One of the many benefits of having a trainer who is deaf or has hearing loss is that attendees will be able to practice what they learn within the training environment.
No. This training will not support with achieving a diagnosis, but it will help your colleagues have more awareness of neurodiversity.
No. There’s a famous saying is if you have met one Autistic person, you have met one Autistic person. Well, that’s the same for everyone really! Everyone will have their own access needs and reasonable adjustments which will be helpful for them. What our training will do is raise your awareness of reasonable adjustments which are often helpful and equip you with the skills and confidence to be able to communicate with people appropriately about their access needs.
On a full day of deaf awareness, we do include some basic British Sign Language, such as how to fingerspell, how to greet someone in BSL and some simple work based terminology. It takes years of practice to be fluent in sign language but every little bit helps!
It is important to note that some neurodivergent people think of themselves as disabled others don’t. it’s a matter of self-identity. However, the likelihood is that most neurodivergent people would be classed as disabled under the equality act (2010). But this will really depend on whether their condition has a long-term significant impact on their everyday lives. If it does, you have a duty to make sure that you don’t discriminate against them and that you provide reasonable adjustments.
Non-disabled people often feel uncomfortable around disabled people. They worry about poor communication and unintentionally offending or patronising someone. Supporting your employees to feel competent and confident when interacting with disabled employees and customers will increase loyalty, productivity, and business growth. The purple pound is worth an estimated £249bn so positive recommendations from the disabled community improve your reputation.
Investing in training with Enhance The UK will:
- Provide your staff with the practical knowledge and insight they need
- Empower your team to confidently engage in necessary conversations from a legal standpoint.
- Help staff to break down the barriers faced by disabled staff and customers, showing them they are welcome and valued
- Make your organisation more inclusive for customers
- Provides the opportunity to diversify your workforce and access a larger talent pool.
- 1 in 6 people in the UK having some level of hearing loss so it’s highly unlikely that everyone who works for you has ‘perfect’ hearing.
- It takes the average person 10 years to accept that they have hearing loss and do something about it. We all have that family member of colleague who asks you to repeat yourself constantly or who doesn’t seem to listen to what you say!
- It may be that a member of staff doesn’t’ know they have hearing loss or hasn’t disclosed it to you. Being deaf aware will improve communication for all staff.
We always tailor our training to the requirements of the organisation that we work with. Whether we can cover specific policies and procedures will depend on the length of session booked and the required outcomes of the session. You are welcome to schedule a free consultation to discuss your training requirements.
Of course! Our trainers are highly experienced in making reasonable adjustments and ensuring people’s access needs are met. We ask about any access needs prior to any training sessions and will always do our best to accommodate these.
It’s simple to book with us, either schedule a free telephone or zoom consultation, or email us on info@enhancetheuk.org
Yes. All of our training is designed to be flexible and tailored to the needs of the delegates. If you have any specific requirements or goals just ask. We’ll work with you to create the right content for your team. Schedule a free consultation with you to discuss your training needs.
It depends on the training or workshop you would like delivered. Our sessions are interactive and to ensure the high standards we set it’s essential that people have time to ask questions and take part. Our face to face disability awareness training sessions and our Virtual disability awareness training sessions are capped at 16.
Our training is delivered by disabled experts who share insight of their day to day working life and personal experiences. We’ve got over 10 years of experience of working with large organisations and know the challenges you face, even the ones you haven’t thought of yet. We’re friendly, our training is interactive and fun (yes, fun!). And we really are experts in all aspects of disability. We’re also a charity. So when you book our training sessions you’re enabling us to support disabled people with our work in creating inclusive education in schools and health projects.
We are a professional, experienced team with education, training, counselling, mentoring and business backgrounds. Our trainers are all disabled themselves and are able to offer both expert knowledge and lived experience.
