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Disability Focused Training Opportunities

There is not much available in the way of formal disability awareness training or training for adult educators of people with a disability on an ongoing basis.

Local Government

MetroAccess, Rural Access and Access All Abilities officers are often prepared to do general awareness training and may tailor their presentation to suit individual community needs.

Local Disability Service Organisations

Consider developing a good relationship with a local disability provider who may be willing to do disability awareness training particularly if it can benefit their clients.

Peak Bodies

• Organisations such as Vicdeaf do hearing and deaf awareness training and Vision Australia offers community training for people teaching people who are blind or with low vision.
• Infoxchange also offer a range of training courses some of which are disability related. Again you need to watch their site.
• Access Audits Australia: offer professional disability access and awareness training. Most of their work is aimed at local government but they also do general awareness training
• Mental Illness Fellowship: MI Fellowship Victoria currently runs its own speakers bureau featuring a range of people who are available to talk about their lived experience with mental illness, how it has affected the lives of themselves and the people around them and how members of the community can get behind people with a mental illness.
• Western Disability Regional Network run a range of conferences, workshops and training around disability. Watch their website for suitable training events
• Field (Furthering Inclusive Learning and Development). Most of their training is directed at people in the disability sector but it is worth keeping a watch on their website for appropriate courses

NOTE:

The Department of Planning and Community Development Eastern Metropolitan Region have put together Disability Awareness training program for neighbourhood houses in their network as an outcome of the Open Doors Project, as at 2009. You may want to contact their office to learn more on: 03 9296 4639.

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