This is the presentation delivered by Ciara Evans and Kathy Benfield at the Barriers to Volunteering event on 6th May 2010. The presentation is an introduction to learning disabilities.

2. Learning disability awareness workshop

3. Welcome

4. Today’s learning disability awareness trainers are… Kathy Benfield Ciara Evans

6. Punctuality

7. Participation

9. About learning disability

10. ‘What is a learning disability?’

11. The medical model of disability The disabled person is seen as the problem

12. The social model of disability The problem is the disabling world

14. The medical model The person should be pitied The person is sick The disabled person is seen as the problem Professionals decide what is best for the person The person should be feared The person needs to adapt and learn to fit in The person needs help and carers Attitudes towards learning disability over the last 60 years

15. The social model Prejudiced attitudes Poverty and low incomes The problem is the disabling world Inaccessible information Inaccessible transport Badly designed buildings Poor job prospects Segregated education Attitudes towards learning disability over the last 60 years

16. Communication

18. Accompanies

19. Amend

20. Compiled

21. Financially viable

22. Subsequent

23. Substantial

24. Unique

25. Participate

26. Influential

27. Categorise

28. Strategic priority

29. Fit in

30. Goes with

31. Change

32. Put together

33. Possible with the money we have

34. Next

35. Large

36. Only one of its kind

37. Take part

38. Having a big effect

39. Put into order or groups

41. Barriers to equalityLaura strikes back

43. If someone with a learning disability wants to volunteer you can support them by following some of the steps we have talked about

46. Thank you for coming Thanks to Photosymbols and Clear Consultants for the images used in this presentation.