We offer opportunities for trainings and consultations for consumers, businesses and community partners. Most of our trainings are offered as a free service, however some costs may be associated. Please contact our office for more information.
Below are a few examples of trainings and consultations we provide to the community. Please note consumer workshops are listed under the individual programs.
Accessibility Surveys
Reviewing programs and facilities for accessibility to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA). This is available for a fee. We will customize the price to fit your business needs.
Advocacy Training
Training that provides individuals with information and skill building exercises to develop and enhance self and systematic advocacy skills. The goal of this training is for individuals with disabilities and others who are advocating for them, the skills and strategies necessary to be an effective advocate.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) training
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination and provides for equal access and opportunity in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. We provide trainings as it relates to all areas listed in the ADA. We provide this training for free. We also will customize the training to fit your business needs for a small fee.
Peer Support Training and Certification
In 2004 (and regularly updated since then) disABILITY LINK collaborated with recognized leaders in the disability community to develop training materials for the Peer Support Project. The course is designed to give peer supporters the skills needed to support and encourage other people with disabilities to create their own advocacy and life strategies to bring around desired goals. The training provides a forum in which to share experience and insight; and demonstrates the techniques that make peer support optimally effective. The program has successfully trained and certified thousands of peer supporters across the state of Georgia and nationwide.
For more than ten (10) years, the curriculum has successfully trained five hundred (500) peer supporters with many kinds of experiences and labels in Georgia as well as in North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Maryland, South Carolina, Michigan and more. The training has been presented and acclaimed as a considerable success in many venues and conferences including The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) in May 2007, The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) in July 2007, and the Association of Programs in Rural Independent Living (APRIL) in October 2014 as well as many others.
For more information, please see our Peer Support Programs and Trainings.
Employment
disABILITY LINK has several programs focused on employment. We offer these programs to consumers, individuals, businesses and community partners. We provide some services for free, while others may have a small fee attached.
Some examples include:
- Employer trainings in the workplace
- Disability Etiquette
- School training
- Internship/Apprenticeship
We can customize a training based upon the need of the community and organizational needs.
We provide many other types of consultation and trainings as they relate to people with disabilities. If you don’t see the offering, email us and we can customize a training based upon your need.