Workplace

Disability awareness Online Course

Course Published 15 minutes CPD Accredited

This course is included in every individual access plan, alongside all 130+ courses. Choose 12, 24 or 36 months for one person. One payment, VAT included, no automatic renewal.

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Illustrative workplace context. The course outline is listed below.

Course overview

Develop an understanding of different disabilities and learn how to create an inclusive and supportive workplace for disabled colleagues. This CPD-accredited course covers the social model of disability, reasonable adjustments, and how to communicate respectfully and inclusively.

Disability awareness at a glance

Disability awareness is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 15 minutes to complete. The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.

Entry typeCourse
Provider statusPublished
Duration15 minutes, self-paced
CertificateCPD Accredited, download after passing
Study and retakesAny device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period.

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Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.

What you will learn

  1. Understanding Disability and the Social Model
  2. Types of Disability: Visible and Hidden
  3. The Equality Act 2010 and Reasonable Adjustments
  4. Communicating Respectfully with Disabled Colleagues
  5. Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Workplace
  6. Challenging Attitudes and Reducing Stigma

Who needs this course

Important for all employees, managers, HR professionals, and team leaders who want to create a genuinely inclusive workplace and understand their responsibilities towards disabled colleagues.

About this course

What is included in this short introduction?

This 15-minute course introduces the social model of disability, visible and hidden disabilities, respectful communication and challenging attitudes. Reasonable adjustments and the Equality Act 2010 are named syllabus topics.

Employees, managers and HR staff are the intended audience. Communication with disabled colleagues is a specific part of the course, alongside creating an accessible and inclusive workplace.

For a wider introduction to workplace equality, see equality and diversity. For the content people create on screen, digital skills and accessibility covers accessible documents, emails and assistive technologies.

Your certificate

Pass the assessment and your certificate is ready to download as a PDF the same day, with your name and the course title on it. Print it, email it to a manager, or attach it to a CV.

  • PDF download, same day you pass
  • CPD accredited by The CPD Certification Service
  • Retake the assessment as often as you need within your access period

These are training courses, not Ofqual-regulated qualifications. Read how our accreditation works.

Certificate of achievement

Your name

has successfully completed

Disability Awareness

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Your certificate, as a PDF, the same day you pass. Sample layout, your name and course are printed on it.

After you choose your access

  1. Choose your access

    Choose 12, 24 or 36 months. All 130+ courses are included for one person, with one payment and VAT included.

  2. Set up your account

    After payment, the confirmation page provides your setup step. The training platform emails your login details after registration. Access starts after account setup.

  3. Complete your courses

    Work at your own pace on any device. You can pause and return within your chosen access period.

  4. Download your certificate

    Pass the end-of-course assessment, then download your course completion certificate.

Buying for a team? Each learner needs their own account and email address. See team pricing, or email workwithus@chefsbay.co.uk for help arranging learner access.

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Disability Awareness is included in every Chefs Bay Academy plan, alongside the rest of the training bundle. Choose 12, 24 or 36 months of access for one person. Pay once, with no automatic renewal.

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