All Strategies
Strategy W: Create products reflecting the content of community meetings and conversations; disseminate broadly within the community so people see their voices and contributions making an impact.
Personnel and Trainees > Develop and nurture partnerships with organizations representing or affiliated with diverse communities.
Create products reflecting the content of community meetings and conversations; disseminate broadly within the community so people see their voices and contributions making an impact.
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Strategy X: After a trusting relationship is established and with permission, advocate with community-based organizations.
Personnel and Trainees > Develop and nurture partnerships with organizations representing or affiliated with diverse communities.
After a trusting relationship is established and with permission, advocate with community-based organizations. Offer to join with them in their advocacy and grant-writing efforts, introduce them to key folks, etc. Offer training to build capacity in grantwriting and/or advocacy to build capacity and inform policymakers of their needs.
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Strategy Y: Join the Regional Health Equity Council.
Personnel and Trainees > Develop and nurture partnerships with organizations representing or affiliated with diverse communities.
Join the Regional Health Equity Council.
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Strategy Z: Reach out to recipients of National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) field-initiated grants addressing diversity and inclusion for information and potential partnership.
Personnel and Trainees > Develop and nurture partnerships with organizations representing or affiliated with diverse communities.
Reach out to recipients of National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) field-initiated grants addressing diversity and inclusion for information and potential partnership.
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Strategy AA: Advocate with State or Territory agencies and partners to help all see value of this work. Support their efforts in this area and be a resource where needed.
Personnel and Trainees > Develop and nurture partnerships with organizations representing or affiliated with diverse communities.
Advocate with State or Territory agencies and partners to help all see value of this work. Support their efforts in this area and be a resource where needed. Invite members of diverse communities to key meetings and broker introductions with State or Territory personnel, to benefit both State or Territory agencies and community organizations.
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Strategy C: Ensure funds are budgeted for efforts related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence.
Infrastructure > Develop infrastructure that supports diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence; and builds capacity to address and reduce inequities and disparities.
Ensure funds are budgeted for efforts related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence. This may include budgeted funds for cultural brokering, language translation, video captioning, American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, accessibility accommodations, child care, professional development, and more. Reduce other budget lines, particularly staff and faculty who can be covered by other leveraged funds, to create funding needed to support this effort. Where unanticipated program savings arise, utilize them for these efforts.
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Strategy C: Obtain information from people and grassroots news sources that are trusted in diverse communities to understand the perspectives of people living in those communities.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Obtain information from people and grassroots news sources that are trusted in diverse communities to understand the perspectives of people living in those communities. Quote: “It’s important to stay in touch with what progressive, community-based, and minority-led organizations are talking about and how they’re talking about it. For example, when I worked in education reform, our organization paid close attention to a new advocacy group started by young black adults who had gone through the city's public schools; they wrote and were publicizing what was, basically, a manifesto for improving the system. Some of their points aligned with ours and some didn’t, but it allowed both groups to get to the table and plan actions in a strategic and respectful way. We could also broker conversations between them and the school system, making our organization an even more valuable resource.” –Ben Kaufman, Senior Program Manager, AUCD
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Strategy R:Encourage and highlight grantee successes related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence through blog posts, website articles, workgroup participation, and other means with a focus on replication of best and promising practices.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Encourage and highlight grantee successes related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence through blog posts, website articles, workgroup participation, and other means with a focus on replication of best and promising practices. Support multiple diverse and young staff to attend AUCD conference and other meetings, participate in Councils and SIGs, and run for AUCD’s Board of Directors.
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Strategy S: Implement quality improvement initiatives related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence; this indicates a priority for others.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Implement quality improvement initiatives related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence; this indicates a priority for others. Quote: “When I began working on improving cultural competence within the IDD at OHSU I began reaching out to other LEND programs. I had weekly meetings with PACWest LEND, New Mexico LEND, and Vermont LEND. I will be inviting this year’s LEND trainee to be a part of the diversity task force if this is an area of interest. Also, I have applied to be on the diversity advisory council here at OHSU as a young professional that is very enthusiastic and passionate about this initiative. I have sent out a survey to IDD staff in order to get a baseline on where our needs in the department are and then be able to work from there. I will continue to reassess this using a survey approximately every 3 years.” – Bethany Sloane, DPT, Assistant Professor, Institute on Development & Disability, Oregon Health & Science University
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Strategy A: Address diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence in value statement for organization. Develop new language collaboratively with all members of organization, including “collective intelligence” of other external partners.
Infrastructure > Develop infrastructure that supports diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence; and builds capacity to address and reduce inequities and disparities.
Address diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence in value statement for organization. Develop new language collaboratively with all members of organization, including “collective intelligence” of other external partners.
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Strategy G: Incorporate creative activities addressing issues that are otherwise uncomfortable. Ensure time and opportunity for participants to process the discomfort.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Incorporate creative activities addressing issues that are otherwise uncomfortable. Ensure time and opportunity for participants to process the discomfort. Identify and utilize conversation starters and icebreakers to open discussion on this topic.
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Strategy H: Engage in activities to explore and identify organizational values related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence, and how to put those values into action.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Engage in activities to explore and identify organizational values related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural and linguistic competence, and how to put those values into action.
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Strategy I: Offer on-site support to people with disabilities to ensure their access and participation in all activities and conversations.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Offer on-site support to people with disabilities to ensure their access and participation in all activities and conversations. Provide allies, mentors, cultural brokers, or learning partners who can support participation in meaningful dialogue and reflection.
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Strategy J: Break down barriers preventing personal engagement in the workplace. Identify areas of shared interests and experiences to build connections between individuals while respecting differences and diverse perspectives.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Break down barriers preventing personal engagement in the workplace. Identify areas of shared interests and experiences to build connections between individuals while respecting differences and diverse perspectives. Do this within teams and across teams so all staff have an understanding of each other. Increase adventure, team projects, and personal communications to discover and make publicly known the talents, interests and perspectives of all individuals. Tap into the resources each person brings. Seek to understand the cultural perspective of others through case scenarios, stories, vignettes, and opportunities for cultural immersion activities, events, and initiatives.
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Strategy K: Increase teamwork to ensure everyone’s voice is heard and understood, so all have a chance to be a leader in different situations and to present their work and progress to others.
Infrastructure > Create and promote a safe and inclusive environment in all settings (office, clinic, school, others).
Increase teamwork to ensure everyone’s voice is heard and understood, so all have a chance to be a leader in different situations and to present their work and progress to others.
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