All tagged Diversity and Inclusion
The start of the year often leads to self-evaluation and reflection. An organization should take time to evaluate and reflect at the beginning of a new year. A piece of evaluation that can be done is an assessment of the intercultural competency of the organization and the staff. One tool that is used is the Intercultural Development Inventory. Read more to find out how this tool can be applied at your organization.
A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) evaluation is critical to an organization's end-of-the-year review. While this might not be a part of an organization's current end-of-the-year process, it is an important piece to add.
According to the United States Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey, an estimated 1.4 million people with disabilities live in Michigan (or 14.3%). So, in a group of twenty people, at least three may have some type of disability, which can be visible or non-visible.
Planning your events to be accessible to the disability community is not only the right thing to do. You also demonstrate your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by incorporating accessibility in your services, programs, and events..
What better way to celebrate Pride month than to take inventory of your organization and ask – are we doing everything we can to ensure inclusivity towards members of the LGBTQIA+ community?
A good first step to take (or second step, or third step…) is to consider your organization’s use of pronouns.
Intercultural competence is more than just learning about different cultures or understanding differences. It is about adapting to those differences and making your organization more inclusive. It might also mean changing the way your organization does things so that everyone involved in your organization can fully engage and thrive.
There are three things to think about to make sure that diversity and inclusion are present in your organization, even in your virtual space; collaborators, content, and accessibility.
