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HE Administrators equal opportunities list <[log in to unmask]> on 16 September 2004 at 15:31 +0000 wrote: >Dear Colleagues >We are looking to provide some disability awareness training for staff >during the next academic year. Does anyone have any experience of good >training organisations in this area that they feel they could recommend? >Any suggestions gratefully received. >Best wishes >Jill Scott Jill, I went to a meeting the other day where there was some good DDA training - a summary follows (this was sent to me by the organiser). Waqas Hussain will be joining us to talk to us about good/best practice with regard to disability equality. Waqas is an inspirational young diversity trainer. He is a registered DDA trainer with the DRC. Waqas is registered blind and he prides himself in re-educating the society to embrace diversity. Some of the topics he covers includes: v Disability Equality v DDA training & Policy advice v DDA & Employment v DDA & Service Delivery v DDA & Small Business v What is Accessibility? v Understanding visual impairment & service audits v SENDA & Race relations training for the FE sector His contact details are: DEO consultancy UK Diversity Equality and Opportunity Wagas Hussain Tel 0208 240 1999 mob 07796 352 047 Fax 081 900 8118 Email [log in to unmask] I have no idea how easy it is to book or what he charges so leave to you to follow up if you wish. He has someone with him to assist re travel etc. Although HE is not mentioned in the list he said that he can include this if needed (I was in a mixed group of public and other organisations who are all members of the Surrey Equality Partnership) Penny Penny Alder Equality and Diversity Advisor Personnel Dept The Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College Falkner Road Farnham Surrey GU9 7DS Tel: 01252 892997 Fax: 01252 892680 email: [log in to unmask] The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Surrey Institute. This message may contain confidential information and will be protected by copyright. If you receive it in error please notify us, delete it and do not make use of it, or copy it. Any reply may be read by the recipient to whom you send it and others within the Surrey Institute. Although we aim to use efficient virus checking procedures the Surrey Institute accepts no liability for viruses and recipients should use their own virus checking procedures.