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DEAI + The Role of Museums • Activate + Maintain DEAI Within Your Institution
How to Talk About Race + Racial Identity • Sample Diversity + Inclusion Statements
Readiness Assessments • How to Measure Your Museum's Social Impact
Webinars • DEAI Reading Material
WMA approaches Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) as a process that must be committed to and regularly reaffirmed. Rather than diversity being a box to be checked, we view D&I as the constant examining and questioning of the makeup of our group to ensure that multiple perspectives are represented, and that there is a sense of inclusion amongst members, staff, and board.
Diversity & Inclusion Statement – Western Museums Association (WMA)
Here, we offer support through the sharing of trusted, valuable, and educational resources to help museums address and reaffirm their commitment to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI), and to develop concrete action plans for moving forward.
DEAI + the Role of Museums
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What Is DEAI, and How Can Evaluation Be Used to Promote this Work? – American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
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Doing the Work: A Discussion on Visioning and Realizing Racial Equity in Museum – Journal of Museum Education
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Equity Toolkit – California Association of Museums (CAM)
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Museums, White Privilege, and Diversity: A Systemic Perspective – Museum Commons
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Racism, Unrest, and the Role of the Museum Field – AAM Virtual Conference Special Session (Webinar Recording)
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The Arc of Accessibility Work in Museum Education – Museum Education Roundtable
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Hammer Curator Erin Christovale on How Museums Can Support Social Justice – Hammer Museum
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My Experience as a “Minority Intern” at a Museum in the 1990s – Rachael Arauz for Hyperallergic
Activate + Maintain DEAI Within Your Institution
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How to Build an Anti-Racist Company – Harvard Business Review
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Social Justice & Museums Resource List – Initiated and edited by Tanya S. Autry @artstuffmatters
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It Is Time to Include AANHPIs In Museum Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Efforts – Edward Tepporn for AAM
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Harnessing the Power of Age Diversity – Harvard Business Review
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Five Ways Workplaces Can Become More Neuro-inclusive, According to Neurodiversity Advocates – Your Brain at Work
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Equity Action Plan (PDF) – CAM
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Audiences and Inclusion: A Primer for Cultivating More Inclusive Attitudes Among the Public – AAM
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Next Practices in Diversity and Inclusion – Association of Art Museum Directors
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5 Inclusive Workplace Practices For Your Remote Team – We Work Remotely
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Diversity And Inclusion: A Complete Guide For HR Professionals – Ideal
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Diversity and Inclusion – The Inclusive Historian's Handbook
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How Translations Can Promote Diversity and Inclusion at Museums – Eriksen Translations
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Racial Equity Tools – RacialEquityTools.org
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Accessibility Resources for Museum Professionals – Access Smithsonian
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Accessibility Resources – Museum, Arts and Culture Access Consortium
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Accessibility Resources – Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium
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Accessible & Inclusive Museums—How Small Measures Add Up – Eriksen Translations
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Inclusive Digital Interactives: Best Practices & Research – Access Smithsonian, Institute for Human Centered Design, + MuseWeb
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Virtual Event Accessibility Resources – National Endowment for the Arts
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Web Accessibility Standards – World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) + Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
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How Translation Helps Museums Promote Intergenerational Learning – Eriksen Translations
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How Can We Make Volunteer Programs More Inclusive and Accessible? – AAM
How to Talk About Race + Identity in the Workplace
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Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege – MSW@USC
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How Organizations Can Support the Mental Health of Black Employees – Harvard Business Review
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Talking About Race Web Portal – National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Talking About Race – National Museum of African American History and Culture
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How Should You Be Talking With Employees About Racism? – Entrepreneur
Sample DEAI Statements
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Writing a Diversity and Inclusion Statement: How to Get It Right – U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Craft the Perfect Diversity Statement for Your Organization – Learning Hub
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Examples of Values Statements with Commitments to Diversity/Inclusiveness – The Denver Foundation
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Museum – American Museum of Natural History
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion – Earthjustice
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Welcoming Statement – Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
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Policy on Diversity – University of California Regents
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Diversity and Inclusion – Kaiser Permanente
Readiness Assessments
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Museum As Site for Social Action Readiness Assessment – MASS Action
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Racial Equity Readiness Assessment For Workforce Development – Race Forward
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Tool for Organizational Self-Assessment Related to Racial Equity – Coalition of Communities of Color + All Hands Raised
How to Measure Your Museum's Social Impact
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Museum Impact Study – Museum Social Impact
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Methods for Measuring Social Impact: Measuring Socially Engaged Practice – Museums Association
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Social Impact Study – Utah Division of Arts & Museums
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Measuring Social Impact to Make Social Changes: Learn How To Get Involved – AASLH
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How can you measure the social impact of museums and celebrate the successes of programs and initiatives? – MuseumNext
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Museum As Site for Social Action Toolkit – MASS ACTION
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What is our museum’s social impact? – Article by Medium on the Oakland Museum of California
DEAI Reading Material
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"Museums as Agents of Change: A Guide to Becomming a Changemaker" by Mike Murawski
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"Museums, White Privilege, and Diversity: A Systemic Perspective" by Gretchen Jennings and Joanne Jones-Rizzi
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“Activating Diversity and Inclusion: A Blueprint for Museum Educators as Allies and Change Makers” by Wendy Ng, Syrus Marcus Ware, and Alyssa Greenberg
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"Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice" by Geneva Gay
Webinars on the Topic of DEAI
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Digital Accessibility & Inclusion – Intro Session: Get Inspired – Museum Learning Hub
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Technical Workshop 1: Intro to Digital Accessibility and Inclusion – Museum Learning Hub
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Technical Workshop 2: Live/Streamed Program Accessibility – Museum Learning Hub
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Technical Workshop 3: Accessibility in Digital Collections – Museum Learning Hub
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Publishing: Incorporating DEIA Principles – AAMC Foundation -
Striving Towards an Equitable Future: Addressing Systemic Injustice as a Cultural Organization – Cuseum
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Lunch & Learn: How XR Experiences in Museums Can Support DEAI – CAM -
Inclusivity in Isolation – AAAMC Foundation + Association of African American Museums
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Whose Hero? New Perspectives on Monuments in Public Landscapes – ICSC -
Diversity & Community Support in Membership & Visitor Services – Cuseum
Do you have DEAI resources you'd like to add?
Please share with us at communications@westmuse.org.
These resources are subject to change and will be updated as new information becomes available.