Key 2 Equality, UK - BME Disabled People Inclusion

Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Disabled People Training - Ensuring Inclusion, Rights & Choices

Aim:

To raise awareness of barriers and action strategies in order to increase the inclusion of black and minority ethnic disabled people.

Learning Objectives:

To give an overview of the national Black and Minority Ethnic population and disabled people's population and to explore where people's biases lie, in the form of subtle oppression caused by assumptions and stereotyping which lead to prejudice and discrimination

To introduce the concept of how racism and disablism operate at different levels and the different approaches/models of reacting to racism and disablism

To give an overview of disability and race legislation in order to understand the legal framework

To enable participants to constructively challenge inappropriate language, behaviour and actions

To gain an understanding of barriers for BME disabled people in service provision

To identify areas for action and agree personal and organisational actions.

Background to aim and objectives of training:

Research into the lives of black and minority ethnic disabled people in Britain - children and adults - regularly highlights inaccessible information, inadequate and inappropriate services, high levels of unmet need, and a deep lack of confidence in mainstream public and voluntary sector agencies. It is clear that low take-up of services does not necessarily mean low levels of need.

There are pockets of good practice but, even so, evidence suggests that discrimination still appears commonplace. Black and minority ethnic disabled people fall between services and organisations for black and minority ethnic people, and those for disabled people. They experience discrimination both from within their own communities as well as from mainstream white services and communities.

Numbers

A one day workshop for a maximum of 16 participants.

Certificates

A certificate of course completion will be issued for use.