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Resources for Alaska Museums
Museum Diversity
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Facing Change: Insights from the American Alliance of Museums' Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Working GroupThis 2018 report outlines insights about work required on the institutional level and person level to create and sustain diverse, inclusive museums.
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Resources from AAM's LGBTQ AllianceResources include welcoming guidelines for LGBTQ individuals and toolkits for transgender inclusion.
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Interrogating Institutional Practices in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Lessons and Recommendations from Case Studies in Eight Art MuseumsThis report includes insightful recommendations gleaned from case studies of museums seen as leaders in diversity.
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"Diversity and Inclusion" from the Inclusive Historian's HandbookThis entry describes the difference between "diversity" and "inclusion" and how institutions can establish inclusion as "a practice, an experience, and a philosophy."
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Evaluation in Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Work: Lessons Learned from Museum ProfessionalsWatch & Talk content from AAM meant to be viewed and discussed with museum colleagues.
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Racial Equity and Inclusion Museum PlanA racial equity and inclusion plan serves as a living document that allows both individuals and institutions to plan, execute, and implement different actions and strategies to advance race equity and inclusion, and shift culture to center equity.
Gender Equity
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Museums as a Pink Collar Profession: The Consequences and How to Address ThemA white paper from the Gender Equity in Museums Movement
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Gender Equity in Museums MovementThe Gender Equity in Museums Movement (GEMM) is a coalition of individuals and organizations committed to raising awareness, affecting change, and championing transparency about gender equity in the museum workplace.
Accessibility Resources and Guidelines
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Art Beyond SightThis initiative from the Museum Education Institute includes many resources for creating accessible museums, including formative surveys and other evaluation tools, advise on creating audio descriptions, research, white papers, and more.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0Follow WCAG to assure that your online content is accessible to people with disabilities.
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Design for Accessibility: A Cultural Administrator's HandbookA resource from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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"Accessibility" from the Inclusive Historian's HandbookThis entry describes the legal and ethical frameworks for providing access to visitors with disabilities and representing people with disabilities in programming and exhibits.
Racial Equity
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Racial Equity ToolsThis is a multi-sector amalgamation of tools that guide individuals and organizations to understand, plan, act, evaluate, and connect around racial equity.
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Guidelines for Achieving Bias-Free CommunicationThese guidelines are helpful for considering how bias appears in speech and writing and is particularly useful when applied to writing exhibition labels.
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21-Day Racial Equity ChallengeThis self-guided learning opportunity challenges individuals to spend 21 days doing one action that will enhance understanding of power, privilege, and equity.
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Racial Equity Resource GuideThis guide from the WK Kellogg Foundation allows users to select from a multitude of resources to help organizations and individuals achieve racial healing in their communities.
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Honor Native Land: A Guide and Call to AcknowledgementLand acknowledgement recognizes the indigenous spaces that all Americans occupy and is a small step towards decolonizing institutions.