Guidance and resources to help you communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
Communicating with culturally diverse audiences
Resources and advice for communication that values and respects different cultures.
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Keeping it clear: for an audience that is new to New Zealand
(immigration.govt.nz)
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Intercultural capability e-learning
(ethniccommunities.govt.nz)
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Value culture in the workplace
(diversityworksnz.org.nz)
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Guidelines for engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse communities in times of disaster
(ccc.govt.nz)
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Religion stylebook
(religionstylebook.com)
Te reo Māori communications
Tools and resources from Te Puni Kōkiri to support kōrero and engagement with Māori.
Disability communication
Advice on communicating about disability and with people with disabilities.
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Leading the way in accessible information
(msd.govt.nz)
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Make your communications more accessible
(msd.govt.nz)
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Writing about disability
(thespinoff.co.nz)
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People First New Zealand guide to writing Easy Read
pdf (3MB) originally from peoplefirst.org.nz
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Disability etiquette
(odi.govt.nz)
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Make your Word documents accessible
(support.office.com)
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NZ Government web accessibility standard
(digital.govt.nz)
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Running accessible meetings
(odi.govt.nz)
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Guidelines for the production of accessible formats
(printdisability.org)
Mental health language guidance
Advice on communicating about mental health.
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Mind your language!
(time-to-change.org.uk)
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Time to change the language we use about mental health
(theguardian.com)
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Speak out against misuse of mental health terms
(shieldmedia.org)
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Style guide: Reporting on mental health
(eiconline.org)
LGBTQI+ inclusive language
Advice on avoiding bias towards a particular sex or social gender in your communications.
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Gender inclusive language
(writingcenter.unc.edu)
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GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Reference Guide
(www.glaad.org)
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Queer glossary
(qmunity.ca)
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Trans Media Watch
(transmediawatch.org)
The Diversity Style Guide
A resource, from the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism at San Francisco State University, to help media professionals cover a complex, multicultural world with accuracy, authority and sensitivity.
The Conscious Style Guide
A repository of tools that promote critical thinking about language and ways we can use conscious words, portrayals, framing and representation to empower instead of limit.
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