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We can provide all of your Dyslexia & Coping Strategy coaching, Disability Awareness Group Training,
Assistive Technology training and software/hardware needs

Disability Awareness Group Training

All workplaces should have an equal opportunities policy that means people with disabilities are given the same chances as anyone else.

These Disability Awareness training courses aim to help learners understand more about recruiting and retaining people with disabilities.

In these Disability Awareness courses, you will explore the different disabilities that affect your colleagues, and how these can affect their working life too.

These courses, as a whole, will help with acceptance and inclusion, in turn, will help to change attitudes towards disabilities in the workplace…Read More

What our clients are saying about us...

"I had assumed that the training would be "tech-y", hard to connect to the requirements of my working style and functions, and that the pace might be too slow or too fast. But George was very personable and non-tech-y in his communication style and the content of his training; adjusted the content according to my answers to his frequent questions on how the programme could be most useful for me in my working life; and adjusted the pace given that I was a quick learner. George was an excellent trainer and demystified what could have been immediately intimidating." -Tanweena Chowdhury (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

"Veena was very good at not only training me on the software but also helping me get over a very tough year. Having never had any help for my Dyspraxia (diagnosed 22 years ago) and then having the training on Dragon & Inspiration has made a terrific difference. Having struggled to get Dragon to work in the past - its amazing the difference some training has made." - Karen Clarke (Kingston University)

“My trainer was extremely personable and I built an instant rapport with her. I was able to focus in on key issues very quickly and come up with practical strategies based around the way I work because of her training. The training was incredibly useful and I would definitely consider going back to Freedom of Speech for additional training in the future.” -Benjamin Brown (Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust)

Neil Wheeler delivered the software training in a friendly and easy to digest way. An excellent teacher!” - Robin Bower (IBM)

"I have had a couple of coping strategy sessions now with young Alan and it’s going well but the reason I am contacting you is to say Thank you to you. It’s rather overdue I am afraid. You have been really great all along Lee on my journey to get some support. You have always shown great respect and patience towards me. You have always made me feel very comfortable and shown kindness and genuine compassion in all my dealings with you. You have never made me feel ashamed. You are a wonderful ambassador for Freedom of Speech and it’s a great service. Treating people with dignity, valuing them, showing empathy and offering hope all combine into an empowering ethos which seems to be at the core of Freedom Speech. You are a star Lee and a genuine asset to the company which you clearly believe in and are very committed to. Don’t ever change. Thanks and kindest regards." - Name witheld (Derby City Council)

"Expectations were greatly exceeded – the trainer (Neil) was so enthusiastic and persuasive. We wanted to get cracking and deploy the techniques as soon as possible. An excellent training session exceeding expectation–absolutely expert." - Dr.Douglas Wardrop (Shere Surgery)

"The trainer was so good that I asked if he was a manager…and it turned out that he was one of the owners. I wasn’t surprised. He clearly has a passion, commitment and talent for his job. I was so impressed with the whole experience that I recommended to the Service Lead that we exclusively use Freedom of Speech as a provider in future if we can."
Thorn Tania (Oxford Health)

“Freedom was very helpful over the phone with a problem and I would recommend your company to many people. I was more astounded with the level of service I received from freedom of speech. With the training George gave me I found the material clear and easy to use, and has made it a lot easier and quicker. I would just like to thank freedom of speech for all the help they have given me to improve the work that I do.” - Tess Ashton (Leonard Cheshire Disability)

“The training material was very clear and accurate and I found it beneficial to use the simple flow charts that the trainer demonstrated with rather than just reading from a standard manual. The training was very useful.” - Jennie Pitcher (Buckingham Healthcare NHS Trust)

“The training exceeded my expectations as the trainer was very knowledgeable and more patient than I had expected. I am very confident with recommending Freedom of Speech to others.” - Claire Hewitt (Canterbury College)

"London Probation has had a very good experience of working with Freedom of Speech over a number of years, particularly in relation to the understanding of, and provision of specialist assistive technology such as Dragon Naturally Speaking and TextHelp Read and Write Gold, and training of staff with manual dexterity difficulties, dyslexia or other neurodiverse conditions. They have taken care to ensure that the recommendations they make for assistive technology adjustments meet the requirements of the individual staff member and are compatible with the Probation IT systems and working practice. They have provided very good group and individual training sessions and an effective support service. This has helped our staff to improve the quality of their work and helped the organisation improve its understanding of good practice in this area in relation to both employment practice and service delivery." - John Hague (Assistive Technology Manager, London Probation Service)