Disability charity Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People (QEF) has launched an online and instructor-led Disability Equality Training course specifically aimed at the global aviation industry.
The course aims to increase understanding of persons with disabilities, their rights, compliance with accessible aviation laws, and solutions to remove and prevent equality barriers.
This unique course aims to ensure that as the sector rebuilds post-COVID-19, equality for Disabled people is at the heart of the industry. Disabled people and those living with a long-term health condition make up the world’s largest minority group, and their return to flying will be essential to airline and airport planning recovery.
The interactive course is aimed at the global aviation sector, for staff who are required to understand disability equality to improve the passenger experience, comply with aviation regulatory requirements and ensure they are providing inclusive service at every stage of the journey. Online and instructor-led, this course encourages attendees, wherever they are based, to participate fully. It makes good use of exploratory discussions, videos, chat, online polls, and recent news events, including COVID-19.
The aim is to increase understanding of persons with disabilities, their rights, compliance with accessible aviation laws, and solutions to remove and prevent equality barriers.
This course builds on QEF’s expertise in supporting thousands of disabled people to feel confident about air travel. It has been designed and delivered by people with lived experience of disability, with insight and experience of the issues people face, as well as a thorough understanding of the specific challenges faced by the sector. Working together, QEF aims to build disability allies in aviation.
