Target audience

People working in health and social care, housing, education & employment, transport and other practitioners working closely with disabled people.

Learning aim

To equip practitioners with the knowledge and relationship skills needed to design and deliver services that enable disabled people to live independently.

Learning outcomes

The learner will gain an understanding of:

– Disabled people’s experience of barriers to gaining Independent Living
– What disablement means in reality and how this effects individuals day to day living
– What Independent Living is and its complexities
– How to communicate with, and relate to, disabled people effectively

The learner will gain a working knowledge of:

– Disabled people’s history and culture
– The barriers to participation, involvement and inclusion for disabled people
– Current disability legislation, rights and policy
– The various models of disability and the concept of Independent Living

The learner will be able to:

– Enable disabled people to have more power and control over their personal situation
– Observe current practice and indentify areas for change within their own teams and organisations
– Identify practical changes that support independent living for disabled people
– Build practitioners’ networks for on-going research, resources and support

Next steps:
Stage 2: The opportunity to be part of an action learning set in your area and support in setting it up

Stage 3: Advanced Independent Living in Practice
(Discount opportunities for stage 3 for participants who have completed stage 1)