Bathroom Adaptation & Design – Level 2 (Ireland)

DESCRIPTION

This module follows on from Level 1 and addresses additional bathroom issues (as listed below). We recommend that delegates attend both Levels 1 & 2 and in that order if possible.

The course will cover:

• Specifying room sizes for toilets and bathrooms – for ambulant disabled, assisted wheelchair users and independent wheelchair users 
• Suggestions for incorporating flexibility into bathroom design   
• Tips and techniques for adapting small spaces 
• Specifying safety (slip resistant) flooring
• Suggestions for water containment
• Use of Design Briefs and provision of VIVA ACCESS Design Brief for Bathrooms
• Design principles for users with visual impairments
• Problem solving one or more case scenarios/adaptation schemes within a group setting

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Electronic handouts (PDFs) provided
• Digital Attendance Certificates issued for 3 CPD hours
• Our online courses are interactive and typically include some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies, desktop exercises using drawings, practical exercises – utilising videos, discussion groups and break-out rooms, Q&As with trainers.

Bathroom Adaptation & Design – Level 1 (Ireland)

DESCRIPTION

This module focuses on issues that are essential for occupational therapists and other professionals involved in the design or adaptation of bathrooms for older and disabled people.  It is a stand-alone course and can be attended on its own or in tandem with the Level 2 course.

This course will cover:

• Client considerations for bathrooms
• Access and egress: different types of doorway solutions
• Key design principles for bathrooms, including turning circles; access and transfer zones around WC pan, bath and wash basin; heights & positioning of fittings & fixtures; dry zones & wet zones, and more
• Emergency release mechanisms (doors) for vulnerable users
• Space planning within bathrooms
• Overview of shower and shower-wc options
• Measuring the user: assessing individual requirements for wheelchair turning circles (turning spaces)
• Some lighting considerations
• Signposting to useful design guidance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Electronic handouts (PDFs) provided
• Digital Attendance Certificates issued for 3 CPD hours
• Our online courses are interactive and typically include some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies, desktop exercises using drawings, practical exercises – utilising videos, discussion groups and break-out rooms, Q&As with trainers.

All About Wheelchair Lifts (Home Lifts) – Ireland

DESCRIPTION

This module explores the range of lift options available for domestic properties (Home Lifts) and overviews the pros and cons of a wide range of both external and internal lifts. It can be extremely useful for occupational therapists and other adaptation professionals to be aware of the range of lifts available, as these can serve as alternatives to step modification or ramping, particularly where constraints of space preclude the latter

The course covers:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Electronic handouts (PDFs) provided
• Digital Attendance Certificates issued for 3 CPD hours
• Our online courses are interactive and typically include some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies, desktop exercises using drawings, practical exercises – utilising videos, discussion groups and break-out rooms, Q&As with trainers.

Ramps for Wheelchair Users – Level 2 (Ireland)

DESCRIPTION

The course is aimed at those who have attended Level 1 or who have sufficient knowledge or experience of the areas covered in Level 1.

Level 2 will cover the areas listed below:

• Considerations for communal ramps e.g. at entrances to blocks of flats
• Assessing for, and specifying, ramps with changes-of-direction e.g. ramps that “go around the garden” – including desktop design exercises
• Design considerations for users with visual impairments
• Design considerations for handrails
• Key technical issues, such as ramping over manholes and air bricks, drainage channels and damp proof courses
• Introduction to composite ramps for domestic properties
• Design briefs for semi-permanent (modular) and permanent ramps and provision of the Viva Access Ramp Design Brief
• Options appraisal: consideration of level and sloped access versus ramped access
• Review of one or more complex ramping schemes and problem solving / discussion as a group

The training will be delivered via some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies using drawings, discussion groups in breakout rooms, quizzes, desktop exercises, Q&As with trainers, practical demonstrations using wheelchairs and via videos.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Electronic handouts (PDFs) provided
• Digital Attendance Certificates issued for 3 CPD hours
• Our online courses are interactive and typically include some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies, desktop exercises using drawings, practical exercises – utilising videos, discussion groups and break-out rooms, Q&As with trainers.

Ramps for Wheelchair Users – Level 1 (Ireland)

DESCRIPTION

This course covers the essentials of ramps for wheelchair users and can be attended as a stand-alone course or in tandem with the Level 2 course. This course will cover the key areas listed below:

• Client considerations for ramps
• Pros and cons of portable, modular (semi-permanent) and permanent ramps
• Carrying out risk assessments for ramps (portable) and use of the Viva Access Risk Assessment Form.
• Design guidelines for semi-permanent and permanent ramps (straight approach)
• All about ramp gradients
• Relationship between lengths of slopes and gradients
• Assessing existing spaces for ramps (e.g. gardens and entrances), including recommendations for landing platforms, kerbs, clear surface widths, gradients and accompanying steps
• Handrail requirements on ramps

The training will be delivered via some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies using drawings, discussion groups in breakout rooms, quizzes, desktop exercises, Q&As with trainers, practical demonstrations using wheelchairs and via videos.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Electronic handouts (PDFs) provided
• Digital Attendance Certificates issued for 3 CPD hours
• Our online courses are interactive and typically include some or all of the following: powerpoint presentations, case studies, desktop exercises using drawings, practical exercises – utilising videos, discussion groups and break-out rooms, Q&As with trainers.