Disability Awareness & Compliance for Team Leaders

Course Overview

This practical course helps line managers understand how to support employees with disabilities while meeting legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.

Designed for real workplace situations, this disability awareness training course focuses on managing conversations, supporting employee wellbeing, and implementing reasonable adjustments effectively.

Participants will develop the confidence to handle sensitive discussions, respond appropriately to disability disclosure, and create a more inclusive workplace environment.

This in-house disability training course is ideal for organisations looking to reduce risk, improve inclusion, and ensure managers are equipped to support diverse teams.

Course Details:

• Duration: Half-day
• Format: Onsite at your premises or remote using Teams
• Customisation: Tailored to your sector, using relevant examples and reporting processes

Key Topics Covered are:

Disability Overview

• Visible and non-visible disabilities
• Disability barriers in the workplace
• Neurodiversity and mental health in practice
• Common myths and misconceptions

Equality Act overview for line managers

• Why line manager actions matter in practice
• How this interacts with other processes such as absence management, performance management and return to work
• When to seek support from HR or Occupational Health

Confident and compliant conversations – role play scenarios

• Responding to disability disclosure
• ‘Do’s’ and ‘don’ts’
• Confident and compliant phrasing when talking about disability
• How to ask about support needs appropriately
• Leading conversations around adjustment needs
• Managing conversations around absence, performance and support
• Disability conversation framework

Reasonable adjustments

• What are reasonable adjustments?
• Conversations about reasonable adjustments
• Examples of reasonable adjustments in practice
• Assistive technology
• Funding schemes to use and be aware of

Course Fee

Up to 6 attendees: £545

Please enquire about courses for more than 6 attendees