Study Disability Support
This intensive, 100 hour, course, is studied online or by e-learning. You can start at any time to suit you and work at your own pace.
The course provides a detailed and thorough look at effective support of people with disabilities.
Course Content
Ten lessons as follows:
Lesson 1. Nature and Scope of Disability Support
- Introduction
- Models of disability
- Medical model
- Social model
- Definitions of disability
- Key terminology
- Human rights
- Underpinning human rights values - fairness, respect, equality, dignity, autonomy
- Diversity in the social context
- What equality means for those with disabilities
- Inclusivity and disabilities
- What influences inclusion
- Socio economic influences
- Life skills development
Lesson 2. Nature of Physical Disabilities
- Introduction
- Sensory disabilities
- Sight
- Deaf/blindness
- Physical Mobility Disabilities
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Motor Neurone Disease
- Amputees, Paraplegia, Hemiplegia and Quadriplegia
- Chronic pain and Arthritis
- Osteo conditions
- Neurological disorders - Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis
- Speech disorders
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Providing individualised support
Lesson 3. Nature of Learning Differences
- What is a learning difference
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyscalculia
- Dyspraxia
- Dysphasia
- Developmental language disorder
- Auditory processing disorder
- Visual perceptual motor disorder
- Non verbal learning disorder
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Intellectual disability
- How learning differences are identified and diagnosed
- Importance of early diagnosis/screening
- Who diagnoses
- When do diagnoses occur
- Who authorises in school and/or assessment judgements
- Provide individualised support
- Common whole school procedural/policy adjustments
- Common class adjustments
- Aspects to include
- Common assessment adjustments
- Role of home schooling and distance education
Lesson 4
- Inclusive Learning Experiences and Environments
- Role of teachers and trainers
- Special Education Needs Coordinators
- The physical environment
- Alternative technologies
Lesson 5. Inclusivity in the Workplace
- Diversity and inclusion
- Inclusivity models for the workplace
- Respect
- Sense of belonging
- Empowerment
- Fair chance for career progression
- Physical factors to ensure inclusivity
- Catering for visual disabilities
- Wheelchair access
- Catering to intellectual disabilities
- Catering for por balance, coordination or fine motor control
- Catering for hearing difficulties
- Support with manual tasks
- Adaptations in tools and equipment
- Physical support
- Understanding ergonomics
- Protective gear
- Hand protection
- Eye protection
- Machine guards
- Floors and walkways
- Recruitment
- Equity and fair pay
Lesson 6. Independent Living and In Home Support
- Introduction
- Safety factors
- Nutrition
- Important factors in nutrition - ingredients, variety. compatibilty, cooking methods, additional requirements.
- Eating
- Meal preparation
- Cleaning and home care
- People who help - communication, daily activities
- Overnight care sleeping difficulties
- Domestic services
- Transport
- Pet care or assistance pets
- Financial management
Lesson 7. Health Care and Inclusivity
- What is a need
- Person centred service responses
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Complimentary Health Services
- Doctors, nurses and allied health professionals
- Psychologists and counsellors
- Supporting diabled people through grief and loss
- Support through health changes and deterioration
- Aging
- Physical changes
- Support through debilitating or terminal illness diagnosis
- Depression
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Physical aids for wellbeing
Lesson 8. Sport, Leisure and Travel
- Introduction
- Barriers - physical, informational, logistical, psychological
- Effects of inactivity
- Exercise and age
- What happens during and after exercise
- Breathing
- Hydration
- Participation
- Models of Inclusivity in Sport and Activities - TREE model
- Sports and leisure clubs
- Being active in the home
- Health
Lesson 9. Relationships and Community Participation
- Prejudice
- Autism and relationships
- Friendships
- Maintaining existing friendships
- Family
- Colleagues
- Participation and social inclusion in the wider community
- Getting about - transport
- Romantic relationships
- Online community - grooming, social media assistance
Lesson 10. Working in Disability Care and Support
- Social care funding
- Employment
- Managing risk and compliance
- Ethics
- Supply, installation and maintenance of aids/equipment
Course Aims
- Investigate diversity and describe different ways that inclusivity serves for equality of opportunity.
- Examine physical support needs and strategies for empowerment.
- Examine learning support needs for people with learning differences and strategies for empowerment.
- Create Inclusive Learning Experiences and Environments
- Explain how to create inclusivity in workplaces.
- Determine strategies for independence for disabled people in their homes.
- Describe how health care services respond to the needs of disabled people
- Describe how leisure and sporting venues and facilities or transportation cater for the needs of disabled people.
- Examine social including and community participation for the overall wellbeing of disabled people.
- Analyse workplace requirements for safe, ethical, and professional practice in care and support roles.
