Course Description

The Disability Equality workshop sets the context of disability awareness and equality within a football environment. The workshop seeks to encourage administrators in grassroots football to assist themselves, their clubs or organisations and the coaches, managers, referees, parents, volunteers and players, to gain a greater awareness of issues that will be important to recognise, when dealing with players and parents of players with a disability in the football environment.

Minimum Age

• 16

Pre-requisites

• No Pre-requisites

Course Duration

• 3 Hours

Course Aims and Objectives

• Recognition of the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act in relation to grassroots football
• Insight into the barriers preventing disabled people being fully involved in grassroots football
• Guidance on the appropriate language associated with disability
• Recognition of and value for the differences and similarities between disabled people and the impact of these on football
• Recognition of the importance of and most appropriate ways of consulting and communicating with disabled people
• Recognition of poor practice in disability equality and ways to assertively challenge this
• Support to promote inclusive clubs / the disability player pathway

Course Content (Theory & Practical Assessment)

• Recognise the background to and benefits of involving disabled people in football
• Identify examples of best practice in relation to disability equality in football clubs and organisations
• Recognise poor practice and barriers to disability equality and ways in which clubs can make reasonable adjustments
• State the definition of disability and the medical and social models   of disability
• Recognise and value the difference and similarities between disabled people, and the impact of these on football
• State the appropriate language associated with disability
• Have improved communication skills when working with disabled people
• Recognise the importance of consultation with disabled people
• State where to go for help and guidance
• Produce an action plan to actively promote disability equality in the club or organisation

Equality: FA Learning will ensure that it treats people fairly and with respect and that it will provide access and opportunities for all members of the community to take part in, and enjoy, it's activities in an atmosphere free from harassment, bullying, discrimination or abuse. FA Learning will seek to provide a service which is appropriate to the needs of an individual and to make reasonable adjustments or provide support, where appropriate, to cater for those needs.