Removing visual barriers – Don't Disable Me digital disability awareness training

Why you should attend

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the types of sight loss people experience
• Understand through real life stories the unintentional barriers we can create that impact on colleagues or learners with sight loss
• Understand the types of assistive technologies used to remove visual barriers
• Gather advice and tips on how to remove barriers in your workplace or educational institution or avoid creating them in the first place

Who will benefit from this training?

Anyone wishing to be able to work in a disability inclusive way. Special interest to:

• Diversity and inclusion leaders
• HR Directors
• Hiring managers
• Line managers
• IT (Information Technology) managers

Level of training: Suitable for all levels of knowledge.

Book Now

• New date for 2023 to be confirmed. 

Please note: after purchasing a ticket you are able to reassign the ticket, if somebody different to the ticket purchaser will be attending the training.

If you're looking for training for more than 8 people on a single course, please contact us about our great value in-house training options.

Buy on demand 

Attendees of the live training will receive the recording after the event, but you may wish to just buy the recording of the course on demand:

Course overview

This course is part of a series during which AbilityNet's workplace inclusion experts will provide a deep dive into the experiences of people of living with different disabilities and impairments.

Led by individuals with lived experience, we will share the common barriers that people encounter at work, in study and in day-to-day life, the kinds of assistive technologies and tools that people use to overcome these barriers and the steps that everyone can take to avoid creating barriers in the first place. 

Adi Latif (profiled below) is an accessibility and usability consultant at AbilityNet and lost his sight in his early teens. He will discuss his experiences growing up, at university and in the workplace and will provide a demonstration of the tech tools he uses. 

The course is interactive and practical. It includes real life stories to help articulate how employing the social model of disability at your workplace or education institution can lead to a working or learning environment that embraces and welcomes everyone and is inclusive by design. 

What you will learn 

• Types of visual impairment and the associated digital, environmental, and cultural barriers.
• Assistive technologies used and other tech tools that can help.
• How to make sure your working or learning environment does not unintentionally exclude visually impaired people from participating fully. 

Attendees will receive a link to the recording of the training to watch back at your leisure after the event. (And you’ll always have access to the latest advice as we will update the content on the link when the training is repeated in the future.)
 

Meet your trainer - Adi Latif

Adi Latif is a Senior Accessibility and Usability Consultant at AbilityNet. His work ranges from working on accessibility audits to checking the accessibility of a client's website and apps, and providing training on inclusive design.

Adi previously worked for Accenture, where he would help organisations to improve the efficiency of their business processes. Adi was also a professional snowboarder, and was a finalist in the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 2020.

Important information 

Class size: We limit the number of people on our training courses to ensure all attendees can engage with the presenter, ask questions and have an informative experience.

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