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pResentAtIons AnD leARnInG ActIvItIes
• If possible, have several different speakers and facilitators.
• Use a variety of methodologies, keeping in mind that participants will have many
different learning styles.
• Adapt activities to the needs, interests and abilities of the participants.
• Anticipate sleepy after-lunch and early-morning periods.
oppoRtunItIes FoR ReFlectIon AnD QuestIonInG
• Plan on time within the workshop for participants to reflect on what they are learning and
experiencing. This might be some kind of journal, discussion in pairs or small groups, or simply
a period of quiet.
• Encourage participants to interject their questions or responses during the course of the
workshop and/or set aside several periods for open comments.
summInG up AnD evAluAtIon
• At the end of the workshop (or every day in a long workshop), remind participants
of the original goals and the activities and presentations that they have experienced in
pursuit of that goal.
• Prepare some anonymous method for participants to evaluate the workshop, both
in terms of accomplishing its goals but also from the perspective of their individual
experience. Make available alternatives to written evaluations for those who need it.
• Summarize and keep the evaluation feedback from very workshop you do. Use
it to improve your facilitation skills.
FollowInG up
• Provide a method for participants to stay in touch with each other and you and your
organization if they wish.
• Evaluations done several weeks after a workshop can give you a different and
often more accurate sense of the effectiveness of your facilitation.
sAmple woRKsHops
With the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, disability
rights are now on the agenda of many groups and disability advocates are likely be called
upon to teach or lead workshops on human rights. Workshops based on the exercises and
materials provided in Human Rights. YES! may be highly effective for education and advocacy
for a wide range of groups, including:
• Disabled people’s organizations
• Mainstream human rights organizations
• Parliamentary human rights committees
• National human rights institutions
• Election officials
• Primary and high school teachers
• Employer associations
• Tourism authorities
• Faith-based communities
• Development and humanitarian organizations
A more detailed set of sample workshops will be provided on the Human Rights. YES! website
(http://www.humanrightsyes.org). The following examples, which are derived from successful
workshops, provide some basic models for building workshops:
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