Welcome to Talk Kit

A resource site for Deaf and Disabled People led organisations (DDPOs) who want to get their communities talking about the issues that matter

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How to use this site

Are you from a DDPO? Do you want to raise awareness about the issues that matter to the communities you support and represent? Here you can find advice and guidance about low-cost tools for stimulating discussion in your communities, increasing community engagement, and improving information-sharing.

Watch

Reporting Courses

Self-paced video courses on to help you grow and develop a community reporting network

4 Video Courses

Read

Step-by-Step Guides

Step-by-step guides to useful community reporting tools and resources.

8 Learning Blogs

Discover

Community Stories

Inspiring stories from DDPOs who are putting community reporting into action.

6 Case Studies

Video Learning

Reporting Course

Our video course will take you through the history of community reporting and the steps to establishing your own network using simple mobile tools

Introduction to Community Reporting Barriers to Participation Community Reporting Networks Stories for Impact

Written Guides

Step-by-Step Guides

Easy to read guides to help you create, build and manage a reporting community

Train your Community to Report

Empower your reporters with key skills and information to help them report

Boost confidence

How to boost the confidence of participants by setting up a mentoring network.

Keep your Community Engaged

How to keep your community active and responsive over time

Co-produce stories

An introduction to thinking about craft and co-production.

Increase conviction

How to boost conviction and avoid tokenism when engaging with communities.

Set up a Reporting Line

Use technology and tools to set up a digital network for news and updates

Build a Community Website

Publishing a website is a great way to share news and information with your community

Feedback to your Communities

Managing the process for listening and reporting back to your network

Set up a Reporting Chat Group

Simple tools and tips to build a reporting community though messenger apps

Create Stories for Social Media

Easy tools and tips for designing and publishing stories on social media

Case Studies

Talk Kit Story Series

Enjoy this showcase of brilliant ways in which the voices of Disabled and Deaf people and communities have been brought to life through creative co-production.

Invisible Illness: Our CF Story

On Our Radar designed and delivered a six-week online storytelling workshop to support a group of young people living with Cystic Fibrosis to find friendship, understanding and confidence through shared digital stories.

2030 and Counting

In 2018, in partnership with Leonard Cheshire, Radar trained up a network of community reporters and peer mentors to help set up a wider network of disabled young people to report on the progress of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kenya, the Philippines and Zambia.

The Last Ward

The Last Ward is a short documentary made for the BBC that focuses on the work of five doctors delivering care to those who are reaching the end of their life around the country.

Dementia Diaries

On Our Radar worked with those living with dementia to design a solution that made it easier for them to tell their stories. In the first few months, participants submitted more than 1000 diary entries. The project continues to grow in numbers and reach.

Draw the Line

Working with Safe Lives, Radar worked with 500 young people around the UK to surface insight and stories around abuse in teen relationships. This included disabled teens and those with mental health challenges.