Monday, May 24 | SSP This session highlights some of the barriers that people with different types of disabilities face in their publishing careers, and it will suggest some ways that these could be broken down and overcome. The session will look at the employee lifecycle, from recruitment to onboarding, working and development, assessing how … Continue reading SSP Session — The Glass Ceiling You Don’t Know About Yet: Removing Barriers for People with Disabilities at Work
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April 15, 2021 | Talea Anderson The goal of this resource is to support scholarly communication librarians wanting to implement accessibility measures in their open access, open education, and open data initiatives. To be clear, this resource isn’t a how-to manual for achieving accessibility. I would join others in arguing that accessibility isn’t a thing … Continue reading Accessibility Case Studies for Scholarly Communication Librarians and Practitioners
April 22, 2021 | Boardroom MiniCourses There are many people with hearing loss, and you might be surprised how many could be among your colleagues. Making video conferences more accessible for deaf and hard of hearing people helps actually everyone to minimize fatigue, as explains Dr. Christian Vogler in this MiniCourse, sponsored by Destination DC. … Continue reading Make Your Virtual Meetings More Accessible
March 18, 2021 | AUPresses When Lee & Low Books reprised their groundbreaking Diversity Baseline Survey of the US publishing sector in 2019 (DBS 2.0), the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) recruited more than 30 publishers from among our US membership to help form a wider industry pool. The DBS 2.0 report was published in early 2020 … Continue reading University Press Numbers from the Lee & Low Diversity Baseline Survey 2.0
October 20, 2020 | Inc. Workforce diversity and inclusion (D&I) are on the radar at many organizations. But as Lenovo Chief Communications Officer Torod Neptune noted recently, it's often more about supportive statements and pledges than the true leadership and courageous action needed to make it happen. >>Read full post here Originally … Continue reading Diversity in the Workplace: Time for Contemplation
December 3, 2020 | Siri Chilazi and Iris Bohnet Data disclosure can be a powerful tool to change behavior. When done right, the collection, analysis and disclosure of diversity data holds the promise of being a powerful lever for progress. Organizations looking to make the best use of their diversity data must: 1) Present it … Continue reading How to Best Use Data to Meet Your DE&I Goals
June 30, 2020 | WBT Systems As leaders in your industry, associations have a responsibility to help their staff, volunteers and members know and do better. By providing diversity, equity and inclusion education, you set an example for others in your industry and ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to advance in their career. … Continue reading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Education Is Your Association’s Calling & Responsibility
December 9, 2020 | Stronger by Association Podcast Host Mary Kate Cunningham, CAE, ASAE’s SVP of Public Policy welcomes co-host Robb Lee, ASAE’s Chief Marketing and Product Strategy Officer for a series of personal and poignant interviews about DEI and the current landscape resulting from the news-making injustices of 2020 and systemic racism of years … Continue reading The Power of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
February 10, 2021 | Heather Dowdy, Accessibility Change Agent The Microsoft #AIforAccessibility program is now calling for proposals that leverage AI to build and advance equity in education for students with disabilities. Check out this AI for Accessibility video featuring past grantees and how to apply for a grant. >>>Read the full post Originally published … Continue reading Call for Proposals
January 25, 2021 | Nancy Roberts, Business Inclusivity/Umbrella and ALPSP Tutor Amidst all the turbulence of 2020, one striking positive was an increased attention to diversity and inclusion, sparked in particular by the death of George Floyd and the global Black Lives Matter movement. Society, it would seem, is increasingly unprepared to tolerate discrimination of … Continue reading What does good look like when it comes to Diversity and Inclusion?