Guidance and resources to help you communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
Inclusive language
Resources and advice on language that acknowledges diversity and individual differences that is respectful to all people.
Accessibility
Bev Walter's Community Comms Collective workshop on accessibility – an introduction to best use of digital channels and tools for inclusivity (18 June 2021)
Links to Bev's videos embedded within this video:
Other useful accessibility resources:
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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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People First New Zealand guide to writing Easy Read
pdf (3MB) originally from peoplefirst.org.nz
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NZ Government web accessibility standard
(digital.govt.nz)
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Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility
(accessibility.blog.gov.uk)
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Make your Word documents accessible
(support.office.com)
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Running accessible meetings
(odi.govt.nz)
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Guidelines for the production of accessible formats
(printdisability.org)
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How to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (Quick Reference)
(w3.org)
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Lighthouse automated accessibility checker
(developers.google.com)
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Axe automated accessibility checker (Chrome extension)
(chrome.google.com)
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Hemingway text editing app
(hemingwayapp.com)
Disability communication
Advice on communicating about disability.
Communicating with culturally diverse audiences
Resources and advice for communication that values and respects different cultures.
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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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Religion stylebook
(religionstylebook.com)
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DIA translation service
(dia.govt.nz)
Mental health language guidance
Advice on communicating about mental health.
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Media guidelines for reporting on mental illness and mental health issues
(mentalhealth.org.nz)
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Guidelines for communicating about mental health concerns
(mindframe.org.au)
LGBTQI+ inclusive language
Advice on avoiding bias towards a particular sex or social gender in your communications.
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Rainbow inclusive language guide
(publicservice.govt.nz)
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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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