Tim O’Keefe
Disability Educator
Disability Educators Group
Scope Community Educators

I feel confident now in the training sessions. People with disabilities such as mine need a mentor and physical support at least until they get their confidence.  

Everyone needs support at work that’s suitable to their personality and temperament and disability.

When I first arrive, my audiences sometimes seem like they don’t know what they are there for, because they don’t know me from a bar of soap. 

By the end,  they are asking questions, and they look more relaxed and more friendly.  

I reckon the next time they meet someone with a disability, they’ll have more confidence in themselves. Then they’ll talk to the person, not look away.   
That’s is why I do this job.

People with disabilities just want to fit in, like everyone else.

We need to tell people about who we are.
That’s what a support scheme should help us to do.