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A New Era of Fighting for LGBTQ+ Equality

From Human Rights Campaign: Our community is no stranger to having to fight for our rights. Since before the Stonewall Riots of 1969, LGBTQ+ people have been demonstrating, mobilizing and […]
Hispanic Heritage Month

Theme for 2022 This year’s theme is: “Unidos (United): Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation.” The theme recognizes that communities and this country are stronger when we make sure all voices […]
What a ‘Human-Centered’ Approach Can Do for Workers with Diabilities

From the NY Times: Obtaining reasonable accommodations is often a messy, frustrating process for both employees and their managers. But there are solutions. The lack of an item like a […]
Use of Language Guidance- Accessibility

Article written by UW ADA Coordinator, Bree Callahan To access the guide, please visit https://www.washington.edu/accessibility/disability-inclusion/use-of-language/
Advancing health equity with Illustrate Change

From Deloitte Digital: Currently, less than 5% of medical images show dark skin. Only 8% of medical illustrators identify as people of color. The Illustrate Change digital library, made possible by a […]
Discrimination in LGBTQIA+ Health Care

From moneygeek.com: Navigating the health care system isn’t easy. With complicated insurance terms, overworked doctors and year-long wait times to get appointments, seeing your doctor can be challenging. This difficulty […]
Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company

Feelings of inclusion, connection, and trust with colleagues and managers are harder to come by for Black women due to the historical and sociocultural context of the U.S. workplace, and […]
Listen to Darlin speak about Gender Euphoria and the importance of accessing gender affirming care

Darlin Lozano, LGBTQ program manager in Office of Healthcare Equity talks about the importance of gender affirming care and gender euphoria. Original post on UW Medicine.
5 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement

Follow the link below to learn more on increasing employee engagement and its importance. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/231581/five-ways-improve-employee-engagement.aspx?version=print
How Bullying Manifests at Work — and How to Stop It

Workplace bullying is a problem that occurs across the globe. In the US an estimated 30% of Americans have experience bullying yet there’s not much being done. Follow the link […]