Reporter 24/10/01: Disability equality training for University staff: Notice

Disability equality training for University staff: Notice

The Disability Resource Centre is offering the following training courses for staff during Michaelmas Term. Unless otherwise stated, the courses will run from 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. in Seminar Room A at Hughes Hall, and will be delivered by Kirsty White.

25 October	Building for inclusion seminar, with Stephen Thorpe, from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., in the Lubbock Room, Peterhouse.
1 November	Teaching disabled students.
6 November	Interviews and admissions: how to make them accessible to disabled students.
12 November	Using tactile diagrams, with Dr Helen Petrie, of the National Centre for Tactile Diagrams, from 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., in Seminar Room A, Hughes Hall.
16 November	Creating a deaf user-friendly environment, with Laraine Callow, of Deafworks, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Pavilion Room, Hughes Hall.
19 November	Exploring best practice in meeting the needs of students in emotional or mental distress.
26 November	Understanding the dyslexia assessment, with Dr Peter Bendkowski, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Pavilion Room, Hughes Hall.

For further information, please contact Kirsty White, Disability Awareness Training Co-ordinator, Disability Resource Centre, Silver Street (tel. 01223 332301, e-mail kw226@cam.ac.uk). To book a place, please contact Kirsty White at the above address, or Staff Development (staff.development@admin.cam.ac.uk).

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