Tag: public relations
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INPR’s ultimate accessibility library for comms pros
Accessibility resources all comms pros should bookmark (including this blog!) May 18 2023 marks the 12th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. For comms professionals, accessibility continues to increase in importance. From inclusive language to tools for accessible meetings there are now many fantastic resources to ensure our communications and PR campaigns are as inclusive as possible.…
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Safe space inclusion training
Are my disability inclusion training sessions safe spaces? It’s a fair question. Safety and comfort can be confused when it comes to EDI training. This is because being challenged on views, or having tough truths laid out in front of you is confronting. Especially when we’re used to enjoying the benefits of our relative positions…
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Professionalism be damned, it never suited me anyway
Professionalism be damned, it never suited me anyway! I had a difference of opinion with someone on LinkedIn recently and it ties into something I talk about in my training sessions. It centred around having videos on in meetings, but what really it came down to is what people view as professional or not in…
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To pay or not to pay?
To pay or not to pay? Two incidents in the past few weeks have highlighted an ongoing issue – paying disabled people to speak or appear at an event. Both Naidex and Disability Expo have been called out on social media for either not paying the disabled people who have appeared or are due to…
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When a non-visible disability becomes visible
When a non-visible disability becomes visible As the three year mark of having Long Covid approaches, I’ve been slowly trying to pick up the pieces and stitch them together to create some kind of new life. A big part of that is returning to work. No-one, except those close to me, sees my bad days,…
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Disabled stories as narrative tropes
When you’re disabled your life can become a story. But not always a story that you own. Sometimes it’s edited or distorted, sometimes you become a side character in your own autobiography. This week is National Storytelling Week and I wanted to reflect on how and why disabled lives are so often viewed and used…
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Turning awareness into action
Turning EDI awareness into action and allyship Going beyond awareness into action is often the stumbling block for many people on their disability inclusion learning journey. What to do with the knowledge you’ve gained? How to act on the insight and skills you’ve built up? It remains one of the most popular questions I get…
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How can communicators eliminate the use of offensive language?
How can PR Pros and comms people eliminate the use of offensive language around disability?