Training for trainers

Key messages

• All communities and interest groups include people with communication support needs.
  
  
• Communication access is as important as physical access to an inclusive Scotland.
  
  
• Communication support needs are wider than sensory impairment and English as an additional language.
  
  
• Follow basic good practice in all communication.
  
  
• Communication support is more than large fonts and offering alternative formats.
  
  
• A communication impairment can be a hidden disability. 
   
• Think communication access from beginning to the end of any training.
  
  
• For all activities think: “If I had difficulty with understanding or expressing myself could I do this?”
  
  
• If a training activity is worth doing don’t drop it.  If someone cannot access it, adapt it. 
  
  
• Small actions make all the difference.
  
  
• Follow the 6 Communication Support Principles in all communication.
  
  
• Go to the Talk for Scotland toolkit for more information.

Training for trainers: Key messages (MS Word)