Community and Social

Cardiff County Council:

• Middle and Senior Managers
• Social Workers and Line Managers
• Occupational Therapists
• Student Social Worker employees
• Home Carers and Support Workers

The College of Health (London):

• Managers
• Research staff

Opportunity Housing Trust Limited (Cardiff):

• Managers
• Support Development staff
• Personal Assistants

Independent Community Living (Caerphilly):

• Managers
• Community Support staff

NCH Cymru:

• Managers
• Community Support Staff
• Foster Carers

Health and Housing

Cardiff Community Healthcare Trust:

• Board members
• Senior Managers

Bridgend College of Nursing:

• Nursing staff
• Student nurses

University Hospital of Wales (Heath) Cardiff:

• Department of Occupational Therapy
  • Course tutors
  • Students
• Dental School
  • Course tutors
  • Students

Charter Housing (Newport):

• Board members
• Executive and administrative staff
• Field and outreach workers

Gwerin Housing Association (Monmouth and Torfaen):

• Board members
• Executive and administrative staff
• Field and outreach workers

Cadarn Housing Association (Vale of Glamorgan):

• Board members
• Executive, Senior and Middle Management
• Architectural and Maintenance staff

Stately-Albion (Abercarn):

• Directors
• Sales and Marketing staff
• Shop floor and manufacturing staff

Governmental and Statutory Bodies

Welsh Assembly Government (Equality Policy Unit):

• Departmental staff from Administrative Assistant to Senior Managerial level

CADW (Welsh Historic Monuments):

• Chief Executive
• Senior and Middle Management  
• Custodians
• Administrative staff

Welsh Local Government Association:

• Managerial training manual compiled for in-House basic awareness raising on disability equality and discrimination

HM Revenue and Customs:

• Managerial Staff
• Front Line Administrative Staff
• Front Line Enforcement Staff

Disability Rights Commission:

• Public/private sector training on DRC sponsored Disability Discrimination Manual

Glamorgan Records Office:

• Archivists and administrative staff dealing with public enquiries at the Cardiff based Records office

Special Educational Needs Tribunals for Wales:

• Tribunal Members from across Wales
• Senior Management
• Administrative Staff

Education

University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC):

• Department of Tourism and Leisure
  • Course tutors
  • Students
• Department of Health Sciences
  • Social Work Students

Cardiff University:

• Administrative staff in Student Service Department
• Department for City and Regional Planners
• Department for Pharmaceutical studies

Coleg Gwent:

• Managerial and Administrative staff
• Lecturers

RMS has also provided tailored Seminar Presentations and/or Motivational/Inspirational Speeches for:

Welsh Assembly Government

• WAG -DRC “Barriers Coming Down” Conferences throughout Wales

National Association of Probation Officers

• At the national conference held in Cardiff

Charter Mark Association

• Disability Equality Presentation to group members

Gwent Police

• "Disability Affects Us All" conference

Techniquest (Cardiff)

• Disability Equality Presentation to all levels of Techniquest staff

British Society for Disability and Oral Health

• Annual Spring Conference held in Cardiff

Tredegar Comprehensive and St. Martins School (Caerphilly)

• Disability Equality Presentation to NVQ and child care students

Porthcawl Lions/Felines Book Club

• Four Fingers and Thirteen Toes – my life and my book over coffee and cakes

Pyle and Kenfig Mothers Union

• Four Fingers and Thirteen Toes : For mothers of all ages

Howells School (Cardiff)

• Inspirational speech to a whole school careers event

National Assembly for Wales

• Embracing change in a changing Civil Service

Endorsements:

The following are just a sample of the comments received on feedback from RMS training sessions:

"... We all enjoyed the Disability Equality Training Course and found it both informative and thought provoking."
(Mary Hobbs - Disability Advisory and Resource Team - Disability Equality Training)

"... I found it very useful to receive information from a person who really understands the issues and their implications and can discuss them openly and with sensitivity."
(Lisa Morgan - Opportunity Housing Trust, Barry - Disability Issues & Personal Care)

"... Many of the students have already approached me to complement you on the session presentation that day."
(Lynwen Evans - Senior Lecturer, Bridgend College of Nursing - Disability Issues & Personal Care)

"As well as interesting it was fun"
(Denise Quick - Support Worker : South Glamorgan County Council Social Services Department - O.U. course : Disability - Changing Practice)

"Lively interesting format and discussion. Relevant well balanced amount of practical exercise.  Clear well presented information."
(J. C. Kennedy - Diploma of Social Work Studies : University of Wales Institute Cardiff  - Recognising & Combating Disabling Barriers)

"It is nice to hear somebody who really knows what they are talking about, as opposed to somebody talking about what they think they know about!"
(Jo-Ann Magee - Support Worker : Opportunity Housing Trust - Disability Issues - Personal Care & Communication Training)

"Rosie - Excellent session yesterday. Students very complimentary !"
(Chris Yewlett - Head of Dept. City & Regional Planning: Cardiff University of Wales - Disability Training for MSc 2nd Year Students)

"The tutor created a relaxed atmosphere which encouraged participation ... I found (the course) to be very informative."
(Kevin Anthony - HM Customs and Excise  - Disability Equality Training)

"Informal and relaxed presentation which was easy to follow ... I will use many of the techniques I learnt today in my work."
(Rachel Norris  -  HM Customs and Excise  - Disability Equality Training)

"...I feel I gained quite a lot, not least the realisation that there is still a long way to go down the road of equality..."
( Linda Barry  -  Information Support Officer - Cardiff County Council -- Disability Equality Training)

"Excellent course  -  I enjoyed this more than most training I can remember!"
(Gilly Bowden  -  PSSO Cardiff County Council Social Services Department - Disability Equality Training)

The following are just a sample of the comments received from conference delegates and event audiences:

"One of the most inspiring speeches we've ever heard." 
Howells School (Cardiff)

"Rosie brings out key values that contribute to success in any environment."
Howells School (Cardiff)

"Exceptional"
Porthcawl Lions Club and Book Club

"Rosie made us laugh and cry in equal measure"
Porthcawl Lions Club and Book Club

"Authoritative, insightful, entertaining and delightful company"
Pyle and Kenfig Mothers Union

"Rosie held the audience and a few tears were shed. It was a fight to buy her book and get her autograph."
Pyle and Kenfig Mothers Union

"Rosie led the Question Time session with authority and a great sense of humour."
Equality and Human Rights Commission

"We could not have asked for a more informed, inspirational and inclusive role model to lead this session."
Equality and Human Rights Commission

"Beneficial, timely and truly inspiring."
National Assembly for Wales