Why People of Color Change Providers/Agencies/ Organizations and develop community run disability organizations
Why People of Color Change Providers/Agencies/ Organizations and develop community run disability organizations
Why People of Color Change Providers/Agencies/ Organizations and develop community run disability organizations
- Hurtful, insensitive remarks
- Do not feel good or safe
- Not missed if left
- Tired of being the only person
- No one to turn to when feeling troubled
- Opinions and abilities are constantly challenged or disregarded
Standards for Diversity – General
- Respond to racism, classism, ageism, homophobia, sexism, ableism
- Demonstrate efforts to cultivate a diverse, multi-cultural, multiethnic and multiracial environment
- Cultivate and promote a diverse multicultural, multiethnic and multiracial environment
- Identify culturally affirmative community resources
Standards for Diversity – Overall
- Definition of cultural diversity
- Respect for all people as individuals
- Provisions for celebration and expression of cultures
- Accommodation of cultural needs
- Recognition of existence of institutional and personal discrimination
- Anti-discrimination statement
Characteristics of Inclusive Organizations
- Committed Executive Director
- Long term, holistic approach of inclusiveness
- Recognition of the potential contributions of people of color
- Recruiting and retaining staff of color
- Creation of inclusive programs in stages
- Two-way communication with communities of color
Quick Fix vs. Real Change
- Long-term commitment
- Understanding from top to bottom of the organization
- Training – a lot and often
- valuate policies and behaviors
- Create new values, requirements, approaches and assessment tools
- Develop a three-to five-year plan
- Develop an evaluation tool
Develop questions to evaluate
- Interviewing for inclusion
- Two-way outreach to communities of color
- Focus groups to assess agency services and outreach to communities of color
- Workplace policies and practices that reduce racial discrimination
- Training and Advancement
- Retention and Termination
- Glossary of Terms on Diversity
