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Disability Awareness

COURSE AIM
To enable BSAC Sports Divers and Instructors to develop their existing skills in order that they may be able to include people with a disability in their Branches; and to give them the confidence and additional skills to dive with, or train, people with a disability.

DURATION
One day.

ENTRY GRADE
BSAC Sports Diver with additional diving experience. (e.g. 30 additional dives since gaining the Sports Diver Qualification).

INSTRUCTORS
This Course is run only by the BSAC Regional Coaching Scheme, or by selected BSAC Schools.
This course must be staffed by Approved Disability Awareness Instructors., assisted either by other Approved Disability Awareness Instructors or NQIs seeking such approval - see Note 4. A register of Approved Disability Awareness Instructors is maintained by BSAC HQ.
Ratio: One Instructor for every four students.

FACILITIES
Suitable classroom with teaching aids for theory presentations.
Three hours pool time - see course programme.
Equipment and materials for practical sessions, as detailed in Course Instructor Notes.

APPROVAL
Skill Development Course Approval Procedure applies: applications to run this Course must first be approved by the NDC Advisor on Diving for the Disabled.

QUALIFICATION
Course Certification will be issued by BSAC HQ after the event.

SYLLABUS

Instructor Briefing
  
Assemble, Introductions, Administration
  
1 Theory Lesson Course Aim  

15 minutes

2 Theory Lesson Typical types of Disability
  • Blindness / Visual Impairment
  • Deafness / Hearing Impairment
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Paraplegia
  • Amputees
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Spina Bifida
  • Poliomyelitis
  

30 minutes

3 Theory Lesson Coping with Disability
  • Understanding
  • Communication
  • Open Mindedness
  • Flexibility
  • Personal Skills
  

30 minutes

4 Theory Lesson Organisational Aspects
  • Access
  • Theory Training
  • Practical Considerations: training and diving
  • Avoiding injuries
  • Equipment
  • Integration
  

30 minutes

5 Practical Pool Demonstration
  • Diving and Instructional Techniques for Visual Impairment
  • Diving and Instructional Techniques for Physical Disability
  

120 minutes

  Lunch Break    

90 minutes

6 Practical Simulation Experience
  • Experience of Paraplegia
  • Experience of Visual Impairment / Blindness
  

120 minutes

7 Theory Lesson Conditional Qualifications
  • Determining nature of qualification conditions
  

20 minutes

8 Classroom Open Forum and Course Debrief
  • Issue Student Packs
  • Enter student details onto SDC Approval / Report form
 

30 minutes

    Disperse  

NOTES

  1. The order in which the syllabus is listed represents the recommended sequence for this one day course.
  2. The contents of the course should emphasise practical solutions, but with sufficient explanatory theory to put the practice into its true context.
  3. Instructors should base their teaching on the Instructor Notes which will be provided, and on the information given in the BSAC publication: Sub-Aqua Diving for the Disabled (issued to course students in their Student Pack).
  4. BSAC NQIs who wish to gain Disability Awareness Instructor status should apply to the Technical Support Manager at BSAC for the appropriate application form.
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