Access, Equity, and Diversity

Upcoming Event:

Coming soon! Veterans Info Session: Date TBD

Past Event:

Session: Webinar with Foster Success presented by Ali Szymanski and Jarod Wilson.

Date: October 23, 2024; 1:00 - 2:00 pm EST

Please join us for a session discussing foster youth with Ali Szymanski and Jarod Wilson. We will be discussing how we can best serve this population of students and learning more about the organization Foster Success, who helps our foster youth through out the state of Indiana. 

 Registration is closed. 

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ISFAA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

ISFAA will pursue and promote, in principle and practice, the diversity and inclusion of its membership to represent the profession and the students we serve. ISFAA promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion by encouraging involvement and access regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, appearance, geographic location, professional level or institution type.

Tribal Land Acknowledgement

ISFAA would like to acknowledge that the land on which our institutions stand, the offices where we work, and the homes of those we educate stand on the historic homelands of many Native peoples, including but not limited to the Miami, Wea, Potawatomi, Delaware, Chippewa, Wyandot, Winnebago, Seneca, Kickapoo, Piankashaw, and Kaskaskia tribes. 

We honor this land’s Indigenous inhabitants, recall their losses, and call attention to the contemporary issues still faced by tribal people today. 

Newsletters

The ISFAA Access, Equity, and Diversity (AED) Committee publishes newsletters to inspire members to engage in AED activities.  

• November 2024 - Native American Heritage Month, Thanksgiving, and Transgender Day of Remembrance
• October 2024 - Filipino American History Month and Blind Awareness Month
• September 2024 - Hispanic Heritage Month and National Deaf Awareness Month
• November 2023- Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day
• October 2023- Global Diversity Awareness Month and Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
• September 2023- National Recovery Month and Labor Day
• August 2023- National Civility Month and Women's Equality Day
• July 2023- Independence Day and National Disability Independence Day
• Archived Action Newsletters May 2022 - June 2023

The Power of Language 

The language of diversity is an evolving one that requires awareness, understanding and skill much in the same way as other areas of diversity competencies. Language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for creating and maintaining divisions across differences. (source)

• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Inclusive Language Guidelines
• Saying the Right Thing
• Pronouns Matter

Inclusivity with Intention

• 6 Common Forms of Ableism We Need to Eliminate Immediately
• Guide to Managing Autism at Work
• 5 Critical Diversity Issues in the workplace: Communication, Harassment, Unconscious Bias, Generation Gaps, Diversity without inclusion.
• Embracing Diversity
• Courage, Consistency and Community- Three DEI lessons we learned from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Managing Bias

• Hate Uncycled- a program and framework for understanding and responding to bias.
• Project Implicit-  this provides the opportunity to assess your conscious and unconscious preferences for over 90 different topics.
• Right to Be- this site has some free training resources to help handle conflict and bias.
• Anti-Defamation League (ADL)- this website discusses anti-semitic harassment and provides information about resources available to take action.   

• “Talking About Race” Web Portal from National Museum of African American History and Culture

Professional Resources

These resources can help you on your professional journey.  Click here to access the full list.

Important Dates to Raise Awareness

• What is Juneteenth?
• Pronouns Day - 3rd Wednesday in October
• What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Podcasts, Videos and Book Recommendations for awareness and appreciation of diversity

These recommendations have been provided by our members which provide opportunity for learning and self-reflection. Click here to access the full list.

Have a suggestion or comment?  Contact us at [email protected]