Episode #36: Beyond Diversity & Inclusion Training

Show Notes

Beyond Diversity & Inclusion Training

In this mini-episode of #InVinoFab, Patrice shares about her experience and lessons learned at the Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Conference https://dibconference.harvard.edu/ hosted on her campus. We appreciate when our organizations bring a community together to have challenging conversations about diversity and inclusion, but we agreed that a culture of belonging is something we need to embed into our daily practice at work.

--What grassroots initiatives, events, or efforts are being developed at your organization to talk about the complex issues around diversity and inclusion?

--What questions/activities do you put into your meetings to learn about others within your office?

--How are you embedding ways to gain a diverse or inclusive perspective?

--How are you making your teaching, learning, and office materials more accessible with universal design?

--Who might be a helpful resource at your campus, organization, or institution to consider how you might embed diversity and inclusion into your work?

Examples for inclusion and access:

-Share your current music or podcast playlist

-Host a potluck to share a favorite food or dish

-Add your pronouns at the signature of your email

-Use a microphone for presentations or larger meetings

-Consider size and style of font for screen readers

Just a few resources/reads to get you started on the topic of diversity & inclusion:

Diversity And Inclusion: A Beginner’s Guide For HR Professionals https://ideal.com/diversity-and-inclusion/ 

Embedding Diversity and Inclusion Practices into Your Daily Work https://amiradhalla.com/2016/04/19/embedding-diversity-and-inclusion-into-your-work/

50+ Ideas for Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/blog/diversity/2017/50-ideas-for-cultivating-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-workplace 

Accessibility & Universal Design:

-Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/ 

-Comparison Table of WCAG 2.0 to Existing 508 Standards https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/background/comparison-table-of-wcag2-to-existing-508-standards

-WebAIM https://webaim.org/ 

--Best fonts for screen readers: https://webaim.org/techniques/fonts/ 

--Web accessibility evaluation tool WAVE https://wave.webaim.org/ 

-Universal Design for Learning http://www.cast.org/our-work/about-udl.html#.XTHfK1BOmjg 

-Universal Design Online content Inspection Toolkit (UDOIT) from University of Central Florida https://cdl.ucf.edu/teach/accessibility/udoit/ 

-Listen to @topcastnow podcast Episode 21: Accessibility: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination

https://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s02e21/ 

The podcast art has been adapted from the “Belong” by Duncan Rawlinson, which is available on Flickr with a Creative Commons licence: Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0) https://www.flickr.com/photos/thelastminute/1430942374/ 

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