Alison John Associates - Disability Inclusion Training & Consultancy

Training

email: office@alisonjohn.com

Introduction
Current government legislation and polices require that children and young people with impairments are included in play groups and other socialising activities.

The benefits of this approach include:

	Disabled Children develop to their own potential
	Other children grow up accepting Disabled Children in their life, helping to remove the stigma often associated with being disabled

Alison John & Associates offers a number of courses, to enable Early Years Service providers, Educators and Care establishments to achieve successful outcomes for Disabled Children and Adults:

	Disability Awareness - Into Action - course for service providers to expand their understanding of the barriers that disabled children and their families
	Play4All - inclusive play management in Play and Early Years
	5Ways - for parents : Steps to empower your disabled children
	Scrappy Ideas - enabling playworkers to feel confident and gain competence in the creative process
	Playing Safe - for playworkers, early years workers, childminders dealing with child protection
	Play2gether - one day interactive inclusive-play and childcare training course
	Everyone Can Play - acredited course giving an understanding of the benefits of inclusive play
	Inclusive Play - an introduction to the principles and practice of inclusion in play services
	Take 5 For Play - provides a comprehensive induction to playwork as required by the Day Care Standards
	DDA Short Course - an introduction to the DDA for childcare workers/service providers
	Challenging Disablism - a can do approach. How to support Disabled People and children in using your services.
	SENDA - Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 legislation
	Sexuality and Relationships - explores sex and relationship issues for young people with physical impairments
	Principles into Practice - supports Early Years and Playwork practitioners to implement the EYFS and Playwork Principles

The popular courses we outline here are only suggestions. If these don't match your own needs AJA can create tailor-made learning events for your organisation and staff.

We also offer a consultancy service to help you make your organisation fully inclusive.

I learned a lot about the way people speak about and how society perceives disabled people.

Play2gether Course participant, Bradford

The course helps you to think about your own opinions and gives you the tools to challenge other peoples opinions.

Play2gether Course participant, Bradford

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I am 59 years old and I’ve done these courses all my working life. I have never learned so much in a day as I have on this course. I finally understand what disability is.

Senior Development Worker, Lancashire Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare Service