1. Inclusive Sailing & Training

2. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 20132 Encourage opportunity – realistic approach Look at a successful case study Disability awareness and equality training can help you become more inclusive How to access new DAT training Experience some of the training activities Basic resources

3. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests Why awareness training © RYA Sailability 20133

4. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests Disability Awareness Expansion of a successful scheme Whats new? –Club course –Instructor course –Assessors © RYA Sailability 20134

5. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests How to access training: Authorised Disability awareness training centres RYA organised courses How to become an authorised DAT centre & instructor Guidance booklet © RYA Sailability 20135

6. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 20136 PEOPLE We all deal with people !

7. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests What is knowledge without the ability to communicate? © RYA Sailability 20137 % the words that we use % how you say it – the tone of your voice, the emphasis you put on different words, the volume and pace at which you speak. % your body language – your facial expression, the quality of your eye contact and your body posture

8. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 2013 8 Think about resources Accessibility – a realistic approach

9. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 20139 Simple solutions

10. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 201310 Improvise

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12. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 201312 Teaching methods be creative

13. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 201313 Lock jaw mechanism. The rope has to be pulled up to release. Hook for bosuns chair

14. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests © RYA Sailability 201314 Equality Act Video features Contact for further questions Why an equality policy

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16. Protecting your Rights, Promoting your Interests RYA Sailability Website: www.rya.org.uk/sailabilitywww.rya.org.uk/sailability Information & guidance on all aspects of Sailability. Club Guidance: http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/ryasailability/bestpractice/Pages/ClubGuidance.aspxhttp://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/ryasailability/bestpractice/Pages/ClubGuidance.aspx Information on almost every aspect which a sailing club might need to know about with regards to having disabled sailors and members at their club. Equipment & Services Directory: http://www.sailability.co.uk/http://www.sailability.co.uk/ Directory containing information about equipment for disabled sailing. Main Events Schedule: http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/ryasailability/Pages/MainEvents.aspxhttp://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/ryasailability/Pages/MainEvents.aspx Events listing of RYA Sailability and Sailability club and class association events Where to Go Sailing: http://www.rya.org.uk/wheresmynearest/Pages/WheresMyNearest.aspxhttp://www.rya.org.uk/wheresmynearest/Pages/WheresMyNearest.aspx Find your nearest Sailability group with this postcode search function. RYA Sailability Charity Website: http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/ryasailability/rya-sailability-charity/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/ryasailability/rya-sailability-charity/Pages/default.aspx Information & news for Sailing clubs, donors and sponsors on grant applications, donation methods and what the charity does. RYA Funding Advice: http://www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/clubsclass/development/Pages/Funding.aspxhttp://www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/clubsclass/development/Pages/Funding.aspx Are you looking for funding for your club to purchase equipment, pay for training or improve your facilities? If so we have listed some of the funds that you may be able to access. Sailability TV: http://www.ryasailability.tv/http://www.ryasailability.tv/ Online streaming site showing videos about disabled sailing RYA Sailability on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RYASailabilityhttps://www.facebook.com/RYASailability Social networking for all Sailability supporters, sailing clubs, sailors, sponsors. Share news and photos and publicise your events. RYA Sailability on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RYASailability Social networking news feed for all Sailability supporters © RYA Sailability 201316