Unlock the Power of Inclusive Communication
Elevate Your Business
with our Accessible Communication Upskilling
Are you ready to transform how your business communicates? Join our upskilling programme to help your team engage and communicate effectively with everyone.
Why Choose Our Accessible Communication Upskilling?
1. Recognise the Unseen: Many disabilities aren't immediately visible. Learn to understand the unique needs of individuals with conditions like hearing loss, cognitive impairments, and mental health challenges.
2. Build Understanding: Our interactive sessions use real-world examples and immersive experiences to help your team develop a deeper understanding.
3. Practical Techniques: Equip your staff with practical strategies and tools to ensure your communication is clear, inclusive, and accessible to all.
4. Boost Customer Satisfaction: Inclusive communication improves the customer experience, fostering loyalty and satisfaction.
5. Enhance Team Collaboration: Improve internal communication and teamwork by creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and heard.
Our upskilling aligns with state funding aims to enhance employability and integration of people with disabilities in the workforce. Creating accessible content allows you to embrace diversity, in turn, improving usability for everyone, and ensuring that your content is available for the widest possible audience. Making your organisation truly inclusive and accessible.
View Our Programme Offerings Below:
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Short, effective upskilling sessions that equip staff with the knowledge and strategies to ensure content promotes inclusivity.
Venue: Online or In-Person
Workshop Modules: 90 min (including Q and A)
What to Expect: Join us for an engaging and interactive lunch and learn workshop focused on what accessibility is, why we should care about it, Alt Text; Creating effective descriptions, and how to create accessible emails.
This session is designed to equip participants with practical skills and insights to promote inclusivity and support diverse audiences. Let's build a more accessible future together!
*Our lunch and learn upskilling session can be facilitated at any time during working hours.
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Short, effective upskilling sessions that equip staff with the knowledge and strategies to ensure content promotes inclusivity.
Venue: Online or in-person
Workshop Modules: 90 min (including Q and A)
What to Expect: Join us for an engaging and interactive lunch and learn workshop focused on creating accessible word documents, creating accessible PowerPoint presentations, and understanding and value of social stories.
This session is designed to equip participants with practical skills and insights to promote inclusivity and support diverse audiences. Let's build a more accessible future together!
*Our lunch and learn upskilling session can be facilitated at anytime during working hours.
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Short, effective upskilling sessions that equip staff with the knowledge and strategies to ensure content promotes inclusivity.
Venue: Online
Workshop Modules: 90 min (including Q and A)
What to Expect: Join us for an engaging and interactive lunch and learn workshop focused on Creating accessible social media posts, guidelines for accessible, social media posts, guidelines for accessible website content, and enhancing video content accessibility.
This session is designed to equip participants with practical skills and insights to promote inclusivity and support diverse audiences. Let's build a more accessible future together!
*Our lunch and learn upskilling session can be facilitated at anytime during working hours.
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Join us for a comprehensive half day or one-day workshop that combines key elements from the all three focused lunch and learn sessions on accessibility. This workshop is designed to equip participants with a complete understanding of accessibility practices and strategies across various platforms and communication outputs.
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Venue: Online or in person
Workshop Modules: 4 or 5 x 2 hour workshops*
Programme Overview:
Connections Arts Centre begins with a consultation to identify your organisation's specific communication and content accessibility needs. We then tailor our bespoke program to address the areas of need, offering comprehensive upskilling and education. To help you bridge any gaps effectively and ensure your organisation is inclusive, accessible, and able to create content with accessibility in mind from the outset.
This upskilling will provide your employees with the necessary tools to ensure your organisation’s future communication, and content is inclusive and accessible to everyone. The bespoke upskilling programmes also provides an opportunity to identify improvements that can be put into place immediately, supporting the needs of internal employees and strengthening the
What to Expect: Throughout the course, participants will acquire the following skills: Understanding accessibility challenges and common mistakes that cause barriers to accessibility. Understanding Alt text (Alternative text for images) and how to create it. How to create accessible content for: Email PowerPoint Word documents. How to create a Visual story using Word. Social Media platforms - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter (X) and Instagram. Accessible website content.
In addition to the options available above we also provide in depth bespoke training in the following areas:
Creating accessible printed materials - Flyers, posters, brochures, catalogues.
Accessibility guidelines for phone applications.
Accessible guidelines for signage for physical spaces.
Accessibility guidelines for galleries and museums.
Benefits of the Programme
Social Responsibility: Show commitment to inclusivity and diversity.
Expanded Audience Reach: Accessible content increases reach and impact.
Better User Experience: Improved usability for all content consumers.
*Please note, the weekly programme breakdown is subject to change based on the needs of the group. Modules can be added or removed based on the clients specific needs and consultation.
What to Expect from Our Upskilling?
Engaging Workshops: Take part in dynamic, hands-on workshops led by experts in accessible communication.
Real-Life Case Studies: Learn from real-life examples and case studies that show successful inclusive communication strategies.
Interactive Activities: Participate in activities designed to simulate various hidden disabilities, providing first-hand experience and insight.
Tailored Solutions: Receive personalised feedback and solutions tailored to your business needs, ensuring practical application in your daily operations.
Who Should Attend:
Customer Service Representatives
Marketing and Communication Teams
HR Professionals
Team Leaders and Managers
Anyone eager to create an inclusive environment
Contact us to learn more and get a pricing quote
Phone: +353-86-6478452
Email: elizabeth@connectionsartscentre.ie
www.connectionsartscentre.ie
Pricing is determined by the following factors:
Number of participants, number of modules per group, hours per module, programme design and research, post-programme support, and travel costs if required.
“I attended four days of upskilling with Liz on different aspects of accessibility. Liz was very informed and she offered training tailored specifically to our needs. The training was engaging, informative and practical. We were able to put into practice what we had learned very quickly.”
-Ciara Harrison (Learning and Public Engagement Curator, RHA)
“Upskilling with Elizabeth Salisbury from Connections Arts Centre was really helpful, insightful and beneficial to our organisation. I felt I had gained a much better understanding of the changes we can make to ensure our way of working and the information we publicise is much more accessible to people with various additional needs. In an encouraging environment, Elizabeth covered a wide area of content creation which enabled us to make immediate improvements.”
-Rebecca Gale (Marketing Manager)
Why Care About Accessibility?
Global Reach: 2.2 billion people worldwide have trouble seeing; 1 in 10 people have some form of dyslexia; 30 million people are colourblind (1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women); 22% of people in Ireland live with a disability.
Enhanced User Experience: Accessible content can be consumed by everyone, increasing your contents impact and reach.
Innovation: Designing for accessibility encourages creativity and pushes content creators to think outside the box.
Social Responsibility: Demonstrates that your organisation values diversity and cares about reaching all individuals regardless of their abilities.
External Funding Opportunities:
Work and Access: Disability Equality and Inclusion Training Scheme
Available to community, not-for-profit, and voluntary, self-employed, and private sector. The Work and Access: Disability Equality and Inclusion Training scheme provides funding towards 80% of eligible costs, a maximum of €20,000 funding over the course of 12 months, for private sector employers to arrange and pay for disability awareness training for staff. The scheme promotes employability, integration, and the elimination of misconceptions about people with disabilities.
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About Connections Arts Centre
Connections Arts Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the disability community in Ireland. Our mission is to champion Arts, Lifestyle, and Training programmes that bridge educational gaps, counteract devaluation, and promote inclusivity for people with disabilities.
Guided by the principles of Creativity, Community, and Change, we aim to harness the power of creativity to elevate individuals within the disability community and instigate societal change by dismantling stereotypes. Our focus extends beyond mere representation to actively challenge prevailing misconceptions.
Our Creating Accessible Content training programme empowers organisations and professionals to integrate the disability community fully within their content and services.