Beyond Visibility: Intersectional LGBTIQA+ Disability Training

Come join us for IRV's first session of Beyond Visibility: Intersectional LGBTIQA+ Disability Training!

Training Overview 

Beyond Visibility is a cross-sector, interactive training co-facilitated by LGBTIQA+ people with disability. Grounded in intersectionality, this session supports participants to move beyond inclusion as a checkbox and towards meaningful, rights-based, and transformative practice that supports LGBTIQA+ people with disability.  

This training acknowledges that LGBTIQA+, disability and mainstream community organisations often work in parallel—but not always together. Beyond Visibility is designed to bridge that gap by offering shared language, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of how overlapping systems of oppression uniquely shape the lives of LGBTIQA+ people with disability. 

Through a mix of discussion, activities, case studies, and reflection, participants will build their capacity to embed inclusive, accessible, and justice-oriented practices in their organisations and communities. 

This training pays respect to First Nations practices and sovereignty, and values truth-telling, and invites participants to be open, curious, and accountable. We are all learning together.

  

Learning Objectives 

By the end of the session, participants will: 

1. Understand intersectionality as a framework for inclusion, with a focus on how gender, sexuality, and disability interact with power.
2. Identify and reflect on ableism and normativity in their own work and across sector practices. 
3. Explore models of disability, including the social and human rights models, and their relevance to LGBTIQA+ people with disability. 
4. Build confidence in inclusive language and communication, including a deep dive into identity-first vs person-first language, tools to support safe disclosure, and how to identify community-led language developments. 
5. Analyse barriers to access (cultural, physical, attitudinal, and institutional) and begin to identify actions to address them.  
6. Commit to tangible next steps for collaboration, co-design, and community accountability across sectors. 

Who is this training for? 

This training is designed for:  

• LGBTIQA+ organisations, services, advocates, and peer-led groups seeking to strengthen their disability inclusion 
• Disability organisations, services, and advocates and peer-led groups aiming to better support LGBTIQA+ people with disability  
• Community health workers who want to embed intersectional inclusion into their practice  
• Lived experience practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of inclusion for their peers  
• Staff, volunteers, peer workers, managers, board members, and anyone committed to equity and community-led change  
• Anyone wanting to deepen or refresh their practice

If you would like us to deliver a tailored training session to meet the unique needs of your organisation or group, please reach out directly to discuss the options we have available.   

Accessibility

Please note that we will have automated Zoom captions, but please let us know if you require an Auslan or other interpreter, live captioning, or other access needs.