One day interactive training module delivered in person or online
Outline
This course will enable participants to feel resourced and confident in working with and representing Disabled people from a disability-rights perspective across a wide range of contexts and applications, especially active travel.
The course begins by providing an overview of disability in the UK followed by an exploration of current legal definitions and duties under the Equality Act (2010). It then uses a disability-rights perspective to unpack critical issues such as the different models/approaches to disability, including The Social Model and the contrasting roles of charities and Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) in Disabled people’s lives. It highlights how and why intersectional issues are crucial from a disability rights perspective and the differences between equality and equity.
The course guides participants to a principle-based approach to disability rights that can be applied across a wide range of contexts. The training is interactive and encourages open discussion and includes a range of learning activities such as navigating everyday terminology and identifying rights-based perspectives and interventions. It draws on current examples and case studies from the field of active travel and beyond.
Feedback
“We are still talking about what we learned … it really did create a buzz.”
“Our team thoroughly enjoyed the in-person Disability Equity training with Wheels for Wellbeing. A deep dive into disability rights, mobility justice, the law, and the different models of disability. The trainer was excellent, engaging, and able to facilitate everyone’s learning preferences with a pitch and pace that suited all. Vital issues were explored in a fun, interactive way without this trivialising the subject matter. We felt valued as participants, able to freely bounce ideas off one another and collaborate in our own learning.
As a cycling organisation, it was especially useful to explore language around disability and inclusivity. The training has been impactful in helping us develop our new website and communications. We are putting our new learning into practice every day, from how we interact with people, to how we talk about disability. As a team we are more confident and consistent in our delivery, and are working more cohesively together. It is now several months later and we are still talking about what we learned from the training, it really did create a buzz. Given the importance of the issues in disability equity, this course should be compulsory for every human being!”
Cycling Officer, Cardiff Pedal Power, 2026.
In other face-to-face training 89% of participants described the learning as relevant or very relevant to their work and 100% rated the learning methods as excellent or very good. Participants included comments such as:
Has given me more confidence in my role
Well presented and fun”
I learned so much today even after working for [name of organisation] for many years. A great balance of quick points and going into depth.”
In online training 100% rated the delivery staff as knowledgeable or very knowledgeable would recommend the training to others.
“[Trainer] was great! Explained nuances clearly and answered all the questions we had in a very informed way.
“Excellent training, both trainers were very knowledgeable, answered tricky questions clearly and concisely.
Logistics
Delivery: online or face-to-face.
Number of participants: 12-16 (recommended)
Duration: 10:00-16:00 (with breaks)
Further info: kay@wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk