INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE: Accessibility

Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, refine professional comportment, and promote equity in the workplace. This is part 3 of a 3-part series on inclusive language and communications for Composition, First-Year Writing, and Business & Technical Writing.

ASSIGNMENT
Revise the Diversity and Inclusion Statement you drafted along with the last lesson (see video 2 in this series). Now, add an image that makes your document more visually appealing. Ensure that the image you select is copyright-free. For example, you might create your own or select an appropriate image from one of the following resources:

Be sure to include alt text and a caption that explains what is in the image so that the visual mode of your multimodal document is accessible to all audiences. Also, cite the artist--even if the image is copyright-free and shareable, conscientious professionals still cite their sources.

Then, submit your revised, multimodal, accessible Diversity and Inclusion Statement according to your teacher's instructions.

WORKS CITED
Americans with Disabilities Act

The ADA National Network

Benedicks, Crystal, and Adriel Trott. “‘She Really Got You’: Transcending Hegemonic Masculinity at a College for Men,” in Critical Pedagogical Strategies to Transcend Hegemonic Masculinity, edited by Amber E. George and Russell W. Waltz (New York: Peter Lang, 2021), 15-33.

Brown, Brené. Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts. New York: Random House, 2018.

Brown, Laura. The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need. New York: Norton, 2019.

Brown, Lydia. “Identity-First Language,” Autistic Self Advocacy Network

Catlin, Karen. Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive Engaging Workplaces, 2nd Edition. Better Allies Press, 2021.

Color Oracle: Design for the Color Impaired

“Disability Language Style Guide,” The National Center on Disability and Journalism, Arizona State University

Itchuaqiyaq, Cana Uluak, and Breeanne Matheson. “Decolonizing Decoloniality: Considering the (Mis)use of Decolonial Frameworks in TPC Scholarship,” Communication Design Quarterly 9.1 (18 February 2021) 20-31.

Janzer, Anne. Get the Word Out: Write a Book That Makes a Difference. Cuesta Park Consulting, 2020.

LePan, Don, Laura Buzzard, and Maureen Okun. How to Be Good with Words. Ontario: Broadview, 2018.

MacRae, Paul. Business and Professional Writing: A Basic Guide, Second Edition. Ontario: Broadview, 2019.

Man, Chella. “Disabled People are Badass: The 504 Sit-In”

Rello, Luz, and Ricardo Baeza-Yates, “Good Fonts for Dyslexia,” Assets, 2013,

Thank you to Zachary Koppelman for suggesting resources.