Principal Consultant Richard Jones getting ready for Naidex 2017
Today I will be attending the Naidex exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham. The NEC was opened in 1976 by the Queen and since then has grown to become the number one venue of choice for organisers, exhibitors and visitors with 20 exhibition halls.
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Richard Jones
Principal Consultant
Accessible Wales Training Venue
Yesterday, Accessible Wales was pleased to carry out our Disability Awareness Training Course back in our old home, The Cynon Valley Museum.
Hands on activity walking around the museum
Delegates on the course included staff from Rhondda Cynon Taff, Forest View Medical Centre and Rhos House Surgery. The course was our three hour course which covered topics such as:
Our training courses are awareness based and can be full or half day. They are practical, and allow delegates to explore issues that their clients/customers may encounter when accessing their services/products.
At Accessible Wales we pride ourselves in ensuring that all our delegates leave our training with a raised level of awareness to ensure that they are able to offer the best possible service to those they serve.
Richard Jones with Charlotte Morgan from the Cynon Valley Museum
Principal Consultant Richard Jones can be seen pictured above with Charlotte Morgan, Development Manager for the Cynon Valley Museum. Since opening in 2007 we have carried out a multitude of training sessions in the museum and are proud that we can rekindle our relationship. A trust has taken over the running of the Museum and Accessible Wales will be working hand in hand with them to improve the access and help them grow, helping to make the museum a hub for the community.
Richard Jones with course delgates and volunteer Lindsey Williams
For more information on the training we offer visit our Disability Awareness Training Page. We will be adding more feedback from our recent courses but for now you can read many comments on our Testimonials Page.
All our training is customisable and can be offered in full day or half day format, we run regular training courses at a central venue, or we can come to you, if you have more than five staff members we can come to you.
Keep your eyes peeled for the launch of our Anti-Bullying training course for children, for more information email info@accessiblewales.co.uk.
Staff from The Caerau Lane Surgery, Ely and Old School Surgery Pontyclun on our most recent course
We have training scheduled for Thursday 10th November 2016 in the Cynon Valley Museum. Training starts at 2pm and finishes at 5pm and is £30 per person, for more information click here
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Training with staff from Monmouthshire Town Council
We’ve trained scores of people since we began training in 2008, you can find some of our testimonials by clicking here, we’ll be adding more soon. Thee contents of the course content will contain:
Delegates from a Disability Awareness Training Course in 2015
Led by company owner and Principal Consultant these courses are light hearted and informative. The courses are informal and aim to help delegates understand disability on a practical day-to-day basis. Principal Consultant Richard Jones says:
The training courses we carry out gives our clients a good base of knowledge, delegates can – explore disability and how it impacts on their day-to-day professional and personal life. Often disability can be a difficult subject to talk about, this course is light hearted and relaxed allowing delegates to explore any concerns, queries or questions they may have about disability.
Staff from Karl’s Kabs and Town’s Taxis attending a Disability Awareness training course in 2014
Even if you’ve attended similar courses before, this course is one that you should have under your belt to help you with your professional and personal development. Whether you’re a taxi driver, or a school teacher this course will benefit you!
Disability Awareness Training Thursday 10th November 2016
This course has thirteen places available on it, if you would like us to come to your staff we can… let us know! All our training is bespoke, if you would like to know more about our training, visit the training page… or better still give us a call on 01685 810432. You can also download our training flyer here.
Cynon Valley Chairperson Dinah Pye (front) with Vikki Howells AM, myself, Roy Noble, Lord Aberdare and Ann Clwyd MP
I was extremely pleased to be invited to the launch of the Cynon Valley Museum recently. The museum was one of the first clients Accessible Wales worked with and I’m proud to say that relationship will continue again.
A photo taken from our first access review of the Cynon Valley Museum in 2007
Since opening in 2007 Accessible Wales has had a strong working relationship with the Cynon Valley Museum, carrying out a number of access audits/reviews and basing many training courses in the suite upstairs. We’ve even used the museum as a base for our training/refresher Access Reviews.
As part of our non-profit organisation Accessible News I established an information surgery which operated from the museum for a number of years helping local residents with issues such as benefits queries, supporting people with employment issues and more. The museum was ideally placed to offer this service as it has the meeting room on the upstairs which offers confidentiality and a more relaxed area in the cafe for general conversation.
People studied the exhibits enthusiastically
Accessible Wales will be continuing to work with the trustees, staff and volunteers of the museum over a prolonged period of time to improve the access in and around the building as well as improving features for people with varying disabilities. The trustees are keen to make the museum the heart of the community and I know they share my view that providing access and facilities for all is the ideal way to accomplish this goal.
A Recent Photograph of the front of the museum
Congratulations to the trustees, Charlotte Morgan (Development Manager) and volunteers on their fantastic effort in getting the museum open and hosting such a fantastic event. Thanks to Clint Elwyn Thomas for some of the photographs.
Thanks for reading
Richard Jones
Principal Consultant
Accessible Wales
Accessible Wales
01685 810432
“Accessible Suite”
Robertstown House
Robertstown,
Aberdare,
Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF44 8ER
Email: info@accessible.wales 
Telephone: 01685 810432
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