Ooh Claire, what an offer...however I have to say that I have recently tried
to 'pull together' DET's and look at ratifying training to no avail, (this
was unfunded and in 'my own time' of which I have masses -not) except that
shortly after I tried the DRC put out a call for tender for DET's, don't
know what happened about that.

I feel very strongly that there should be a register of qualified Disability
Equality Trainers and feel equally strongly that the training should be
delivered by disabled people.  The National Centre for Independent living
apparently hold s a register, as a DET myself (trained by GLAD) I'm not even
sure if I am on it!

A starting point for some on this list might well be 'What is Disability
Equality Training?' also 'What is the Social Model of Disability?' I know I
have had to explain both to colleagues in HE very recently.

Please count me in.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: claire wickham [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 3:32 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: disability awareness training


Go on. Let's have a workshop on "The curriculum, role and effectiveness
of Disability Equality training for University staff." We are happy to
host it at Bristol, make all necessary arrangements and provide a
record of the proceedings afterwards. I have a particular interest in
training Disability Equality trainers and so would see such a workshop
as contributing to this.

Could interested participants please e-mail me (on or off list with
suggestions as to:

Date, day of week etc (not before October 2001)
Start and finish time
Issues you would like to discuss
Offers of contributions (presentations/workshops)
and the outcomes that you would like to see from such a seminar: I, for
one, would see this as perhaps the start of collaboration to develop a
core curriculum...perhaps a development that we could seek funding for?

Once I have a feel for the amount of interest and the issues that we
see as important, I will co-ordinate a programme and send out
further details and booking forms.

ATB

Claire


On Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:48:19 +0100 "Hyslop, Fiona" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I think that sounds like a fabulous idea, unfortunately, however, I am not
> in a position to do it - not this year anyway.  By the sounds of things,
any
> offers would be welcome though.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Petrie, John [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 05 June 2001 10:39
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: disability awareness training
>
>
> hi
>
> seems like updating and producing new awareness material is a job we all
> have this summer!  any info would be appreciated from myself as well.
>
> does this mean someone should be running a workshop or whatever (no, not
me)
>
> cheers
>
> john
>
> John Petrie
> Student Adviser
> University of Abertay Dundee
> Dundee
> DD1 1HG
> 01382 308932
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hyslop, Fiona [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 05 June 2001 09:45
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: disability awareness training
>
>
> Would anyone be willing to share their 'disability awareness' training
> packages with me.  We are currently reviewing and updating our own
training.
>
> Much appreciated.
> Fiona
>

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Claire Wickham
Director: Programmes, Research and Development
Access Unit
University of Bristol
Union Building
Queen's Road
Clifton
Bristol BS8 1LN

Tel: 0117 954 5710
Textphone: 0117 954 5715
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