Disability Impact Training
We’re sharing this with businesses, too, but we wanted to make sure you know about some of the support we have available (that you can get funded by Access to Work.)
What is disability impact training?
In short, Disability Impact Training is a space for you to address any specific barriers you might face in the workplace.
Perhaps you’ve been recently diagnosed or have recently self-identified as disabled or neurodivergent, or perhaps there’s been a big change, such as transitioning back into work or from education to employment.
Disability Impact Training is a 1:1 series of sessions where you get to work through this with a coach or mentor who has relevant lived experience.
Can I get funding for this?
Yes! You can apply for this via Access to Work if it’s something you’d find useful.
We have guides for employees and the self-employed on getting support from Access to Work. The guide for employees can be found here, and the guide for the self-employed can be found here.
Sessions cost £220 per session, so a block of 5 sessions is £1,100.
After the first 5 sessions, there is an option to book additional sessions should you require.
Got any questions? Email hello@sicofficial.co.uk, and we’ll try and help!
More details about disability impact training
Experiences of neurodivergence or disability in the workplace can be isolating and a source of anxiety. This can result in losing confidence and people not achieving their full potential.
Disability Impact Training is an opportunity for people who have recently identified or been diagnosed as neurodivergent or disabled to explore what this means for them in the workplace, develop strategies for self-support, and ask for support from others. It can also support people whose experience of their neurodivergence or disability has changed because of a change of context, for example, during the transition from education to work.
A blended one-to-one training-coaching approach ensures that while potentially new concepts are introduced to help the person understand their experiences and their impact, the person retains agency and is supported to develop strategies and an action plan that is individual to them.
Because each person’s identification or diagnostic journey is unique, each training programme will be co-created between coach and client to meet their needs. While each programme will be different, it is typically comprised of five 90-minute sessions, and there are several common themes that we have found provide a helpful structure for the work:
Initial assessment of capabilities and needs
Developing an understanding of experiences in the context of neurodivergence/disability
Understanding the impact at work and more widely
Identifying unique strengths and challenges
Exploring options for support in the context of self-support, support with tasks, and the environment
Developing approaches to disclosure and self-advocacy
Creating a personalised toolkit of approaches and strategies
Developing an action plan to support change and development during the training and beyond
Who will be running the disability impact training?
Your experience is unique to you. We will, therefore, match you with someone who has a similar lived experience. For example, if you have recently begun identifying as autistic, we will match you with a coach/mentor who is also autistic where possible.
In some instances, we will suggest someone who has a similar lived experience, such as an energy-limiting condition, pain condition, or experiences mobility issues.
We will always give you the option to ask for someone new and to speak to our suggested match in advance.
