Toucan-Diversity

06/05/2026

This Deaf Awareness Week, we’re proud to support the 2026 theme: Right to Understand – Together, We Break Barriers 🤟💙

Communication access matters. Everyone deserves the right to understand and be understood.

At Toucan Diversity, our CPD Accredited Deaf Awareness Training helps organisations build confidence, improve inclusive communication, and create spaces where Deaf colleagues, customers, and communities can thrive.
Check out our training: https://toucan-diversity.org.uk/courses/deaf-awareness-training-cpd-accredited-toucan-diversity/

Also see our amazing testimonials and discover how training is helping break barriers and drive real change.
https://toucan-diversity.org.uk/testimonials/

Together, we can create a more accessible future.

06/05/2026

DET Training - is that what you are looking for?

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to attend an online Disability Equality Training Session – CPD accredited with 4 points. Delivered by our fantastic accredited trainer Debbie White

If you work with disabled people and want to learn how to support them effectively and appropriately, this session is for you.

Book your place now:
Disability Equality Training - CPD-Accredited

Date: Jun 9 • 13:00 - 17:00

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability-equality-training-cpd-accredited-tickets-1987587683265?

Image description: A branded image in dark green with Toucan Diversity's logo with three pictures inserts with the main picture showing some of Toucan's team members. There is a tagline saying CPD-Accredited Disability Equality Training.

Disability Equality Training builds awareness, challenges bias & promotes inclusion for disabled people in all settings.

06/05/2026

A deaf council worker fears for his job after DWP support was cut, leaving him to fund interpreters out of pocket.

03/05/2026

💙♾️ Room One Loved Ones Group ♾️💙

This group offers a safe, supportive space for carers and loved ones of people (of any age) who are autistic or neurodivergent. It’s a place to share experiences, feel understood, and connect with others who truly get it.

Everyone involved has lived experience, including the facilitators - you don’t have to explain yourself here.

📆 Friday 8th May
🕙 10am–12pm (2nd & 4th Friday of the month)
📍 Carers Centre, Southsea, PO4 0AD

💬 Friendly, informal and welcoming
☕ Tea and coffee provided

You are not alone. 💙

03/05/2026

Toucan’s Sunday Read

We kicked off the week with our Directors Meeting, reflecting on the past financial year, celebrating our achievements, and recognising the impact of our work.

Here’s a snapshot of our Social Impact as of March 2026:

6,791 people have attended our training to date
1,253 people joined us in 2025/26 — a 24% increase from the previous year
16 disability training modules now available
13 modules are CPD-accredited
Overall, a 23% growth in our training offering

We are proud to see our reach and engagement continue to grow as we support more people in working with disabled communities through the principles of the Social and Rights Model of Disability.

🔗 Read the full report via the link
https://toucan-diversity.org.uk/our-impact/

🔗 Interested in our next online CPD-accredited Disability Equality Training?
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability-equality-training-cpd-accredited-tickets-1987587683265?aff=oddtdtcreator



Image Description:
Cover of a branded “Social Impact Report 2025/6” by Toucan Diversity, featuring the lid Spinnaker Tower, a group of people including wheelchair users and an assistance dog seated together, and text highlighting inclusion and their vision for an inclusive life for all individuals.

29/04/2026

Today on International Guide Dog Day, we celebrate the guide dogs helping to break barriers and create a more accessible world for blind and visually impaired people. 🐾

Respect guide dogs at work, give them space, do not distract them, and help keep them safe.

Guide dogs represent equal access, dignity, and the power to navigate the world with greater choice. Thank you to the guide dogs, handlers, trainers, and organisations driving change every day.

Image description: A black Labrador who is an assistance or service dog named Ollie sits facing forward with a gentle head tilt, wearing a green guide harness. The dog is shown on a teal background with orange abstract shapes. Large bold text reads “International Guide Dog Day,” with the Toucan Diversity logo above. Three messages highlight guide dog awareness: “Do not distract them,” “Help keep them safe,” and “Equal Access.”

27/04/2026

Sunday Wrap-Up
It’s been a busy and thought-provoking week for our team. We’ve had some really important conversations around ableism and co-production, challenging assumptions and exploring what meaningful inclusion truly looks like.

Media spoke with people in Portsmouth about who should deliver disability training. The responses were insightful and highlighted a common assumption, that non-disabled people can lead this work without lived experience. Similar questions came up around simulation experiences, like using wheelchairs or visual impairment glasses, and whether these approaches truly reflect the realities of disabled people’s lives. One perspective doesn’t represent every day experience of disabled people. In fact, research shows that these kind of assumptions are harmful.

Alongside these conversations, we’ve been working hard to establish several fundraising events. We’re incredibly grateful for all the support we’ve received so far—thank you for being part of this journey with us 💙

Here is our Linktree link to follow our work and fundraising activities
https://linktr.ee/toucandiversitycic
Alec Chapman Paul Smith Paul Carter Rob Trent Laura Collinson My Dog Sighs Simon Eddy Fiona Et Al Hadiza Sani Ronnie Wang Darron Barnes Rebecca Butler Gunwharf Quays
Image Description: A group of eight people from Toucan Diversity pose together on a wooden walkway under a sign reading “Welcome to Gunwharf Quays.” Three people are wheelchair users at the front, smiling toward the camera, while five others stand behind them. The group appears relaxed and cheerful, dressed casually, with some wearing sunglasses or lanyards. The setting is outdoors on a bright day, with a blue sky and light clouds overhead, and a white metal walkway structure framing the group.

24/04/2026

Part 1 of a series of interviews with Steve Bond, interviewed by Amanda Watkinson of Move Momentum. In part 1, Steve talks about the formation of Autek CIC and his own late diagnosis of ADHD.

24/04/2026

We are proud of our Linktree. What are your thoughts?

We are a disabled-people led CIC and deliver CPD- accredited Disability Training. Our Mission: Social Inclusion for Disabled People, by Disabled People.