Understanding of neurodiversity in prison education

This training provides useful strategies to make your organisation more accessible for staff and customers. Training is delivered by individuals with lived experience of disabilities and learning differences. Content includes, Legal requirements, Busines benefits, Getting the language right, Online accessibility and supporting staff and customers before first contact. Strategies to support the following categories of accessibility challenges, Mobility impairment, Vision impairment, Hearing impairment and deafness, Learning disabilities and issues with reading, Autism and Neurodiversity, Mental Health. The goal is for participants to leave with strategies they can use in their own organisations. Further resources are provided in follow-up material.

The training session aims to enhance workplace understanding and empathy for neurodiversity while fostering knowledge of appropriate language and legal responsibilities. It encourages a flexible, person-centred approach when collaborating with neurodivergent colleagues and clients. During the session participants will share cross-organizational experiences, engage with accessibility ambassadors and identify 2-3 actionable steps to support neurodiverse colleagues. Content includes legal requirements, language etiquette, neurodiversity definitions, common diagnoses like Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia, immersive sensory overwhelm videos and practical strategies for neurodiverse-friendly working practices. Follow-up materials offer further resources tailored to session discussions promoting ongoing awareness and inclusivity.