Awareness Training 

RYA Sailability's Awareness training programme is to a national recognised standard. It is designed to change attitudes and awareness throughout the sailing community.

Attitudes to the inclusion of disabled people in sport are forever changing, but the biggest barrier of all is still the concerns that non-disabled people have. The barriers that these concerns create are often born of ignorance and apprehension, but most significantly from a lack of awareness.

This one day course provides the opportunity to give helpers practical advice and understanding of what is involved in working alongside disabled sailors.

It provides the ideal opportunity to learn and ask questions in a safe environment before being pitched in at the deep end. By alleviating fear of disability and imparting knowledge, the course aims to encourage helpers to become involved and to enjoy their involvement to the full. Importantly, training also improves the quality of that very first experience for both sailor and helper alike.  

DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING - FOR CLUB VOLUNTEERS
Course Syllabus

Course aims

• Rationalise and alleviate fear of working with people with disabilities
• Train students to facilitate activities for people with disabilities
• Provide practical advice & knowledge of working alongside disabled people 

Course objectives - To be aware of and able to demonstrate knowledge of:

• The needs of disabled children and adults
• Improve essential communication skills
• The use of current terminology used to explain disability
• Understanding of disability and its challenges in the sporting environment  

Disability Awareness Club Training Courses for Volunteers
Date	Venue	Region	Contact Details & Application Form	Cost to attend
Saturday 5th April 2014	Scaling Dam Sailing Club	North East	RYA Sailability 0844 556 9550 sailability@rya.org.uk Application Form
Thursday 24th April 2014	The Venture Centre	North	RYA Sailability 0844 556 9550 sailability@rya.org.uk
Saturday 10th May 2014	Crosy Lake Adventure Centre	North West	Warren Price 07766 136704 warren.price@rya.org.uk
Saturday 10th May 2014	East Anglian Sailing Trust	Eastern	Brian Honour 07962 004415 brh1@btinternet.com
24th May 2014	Whitefriars Sailing Club	South West	Peter Bone 07785 368591 peterbone@btinternet.com
21st June 2014	Carsington Sailing Club	East Midlands	Club Office 01629 540609
12th July 2014	Whitefriars Sailing Club	South West	Pete Bone 07785 368 591 peterbone@btinternet.com
21st July 2014	Cobnor Activities Centre	South East	0844 556 9550  sailability@rya.org.uk
26th July 2014	Bolton Sailing Club	North West	Warren Price 07766 136704 warren.price@rya.org.uk
7th August 2014	Otley Sailing Club	North East	Peter Fox 07801 979945 pfox119@btinternet.com
Saturday 30th August 2014	East Anglian Sailing Trust	Eastern	Brian Honour 07962 004415 brh1@btinternet.com
TBC	Burghfield Sailing Club	Thames Valley	Ian Smith 01189 303604
12th October 2014	Hillingdon Outdoor Education Centre	Thames Valley	Sally Jones 01895 824171  sally@hoac.net
15th November 2014	Chelmarsh Sailing Club	West Midlands	RYA Sailability 0844 556 9550 sailability@rya.org.uk

CLUBS & INSTRUCTORS OFFER DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING

Does your club want to become an authorised RYA Sailability Disability Awareness Training Centre?
See the download to the right of this page to find out more on how your club can run the course described above.

Current Sailability Disability Authorised Training Centres
Offering Sailabiltiy Disability Awareness Course:
Blackwell Sailing	01539 445333	blackwellsailing@yahoo.co.uk	North West
Bolton Sailing Club	01204 811204	www.sail.org.uk	North West
Burghfield Sailing Club	01189 303 604	www.burghfieldsailability.org.uk	Thames Valley
Carsington Sailing Club	01629 540609	www.carsingtonsailingclub.co.uk	West Midlands
Castle Semple Centre	01505 842882	www.clydemuirshiel.co.uk	Scotland
Cowes Sailability	07850 090244	www.cowessailability.btck.co.uk	South
Dart Sailability	07968 852402	www.dartsailability.org	South West
East Anglian Sailing Trust	0333 088 3278	www.e-a-s-t.org.uk	East
Frensham Pond Sailability	01428 684653	www.frenshampondsailability.org.uk	South East
Greenwich Yacht Club	0844 7365846	www.greenwichyachtclub.org.uk	Thanmes Valley
Green Withens Watersports YC	01484 425524	www.greenwithens.org.uk	West Yorkshire
Hillingdon Outdoor Education Centre	0189 5824171	www.hoac.net	Thames Valley
Horizons (Plymouth)	01752 605800	www.horizonsplymouth.org	South West
New Forest & District Sailability	01425 478460	www.newforestsailability.co.uk	Southern
Northampton Sailability	07710 262102	www.northamptonsailability.org.uk	East Midlands
Otley Sailing Club	01943 850391	www.otley-sailingclub.co.uk	Yorkshire
Ro-Ro Sailing Project	01329 317279	www.disabledsailing.org	Southern
Rudyard Sailability	01782 551956	www.rudyardsailability.org.uk	West Midlands
Rutland Sailability	01780 720292	www.rutland-sailability.org	East Midlands
Sailing for the Disabled	01624 627186	www.sftd-iom.com	North West
Southampton Water Activities Centre	02380 915753	www.swac.co.uk	South
The Ahoy Centre	0208 86917502	www.ahoy.org.uk	London
Tideway Sailability	020 7237 9001	www.tidewaysailability.org	London
Waveney Sailability	01502 475228	www.waveneysailability.org.uk	East
Whitefriars Sailing Club	07951 468 934	www.whitefriarssc.org/	South West

Interested in being a Sailability Disability Awareness Instructor?
Ensure you have received the Disability Awareness Training described above at one of our authorised centres then download the application form and guidelines to the right.  

Disability Awareness Instructor Training Course
Date	Venue	Contact Details
9th February 2014	Wyboston Lake Conference Centre FULLY BOOKED	E:sailability@rya.org.uk T: 0844 556 9550 FULLY BOOKED
20th February 2014	Chipstead Sailing Club	E:sailability@rya.org.uk  T: 0844 556 9550
April 2014	Portsmouth Watersports	E:sailability@rya.org.uk T: 0844 556 9550

Cost of Instructor Course:
£100     -     RYA members
£130     -     Non members 

Duration One day
0900 – 1700 hours  

All course materials, refreshments and lunch are included  
To apply please complete the instructor application form