The Certificate in Disability-Inclusive Practice is a one-year course for people with intellectual disabilities.

Students learn to:

· Deliver training on disability-inclusive practices in education and professional settings.

· Review and respond to policies for disability inclusion.

· Audit spaces for the physical, social and cultural inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID).

 

Modules include:

· Statutory frameworks for disability inclusion

· Finding and using your voice

· Presentation and communication skills

· Reviewing and auditing skills

· Employment and social enterprise

 

A work placement is an important part of the course.

How do I know if the course is for me?

· Are you interested in the rights of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID)?

· Would you like to be involved in educating people about how to include the ideas and voices of PWID?

· Are you interested in telling policy makers your ideas about the laws and policies that affect PWID?

· Would you like to work with others, doing research on issues affecting the lives of PWID?

· Would you like to develop skills that might lead to work supporting professionals and people in different organisations about rights for PWID, and what that means for their work?