Training & Education
Below you will find links to a collection of helpful websites, glossaries, reports, PDF's and/or articles.
Accessibility
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accessibility at Western | Western University | Current | Website |
| Accessibility in Teaching |
Center for Teaching and Learning, Western University |
Current | Webpage (PDFs available) |
| Policy on accessible education for students with disabilities | Ontario Human Rights Commission |
2018 |
Webpage |
| Guide to Planning Inclusive Meetings | Government of Canada | 2009 | Webpage (PDF available) |
Creed-related (includes religion and Indigenous spiritual practices)
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western's Multicultural Calendar *Use your Western user name and password to access |
Western University | 2020 | Website |
| Supplementary Guide to the Multicultural Calendar: Religious Accommodation on Campus | Equity & Human Rights Services |
Current |
|
| Policy on preventing discrimination based on Creed | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2015 |
Webpage |
| OHRC and Indigenous spiritual practices | Ontario Human Rights Commission |
2015 |
Webpage |
Disability-related
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy on ableism and discrimination based on disability | Ontario Human Rights Commission |
2016 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Policy on preventing discrimination based on mental health disabilities and addictions | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2014 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Academic Accommodations: Recommendations for Documentation Standards and Guidelines for Post-Secondary Students with Mental Health Disabilities | Condra, M. & Condra, E. Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health |
2015 | Webpage (PDF available) |
Domestic Violence and the Workplace
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make it Our Business | Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) | Current | Website |
| Make it Our Business - Western and London Area Resources | Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) | 2020 | |
| I need safety and support at work | Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) | current | Webpage |
| Responding to Domestic Violence: Help for Employers | Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (CREVAWC) | 2010 |
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) | CCDI |
Current | Website |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Canadian Universities: Report on the 2019 National Survey | Universities Canada | 2019 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Canadian Resources | Universities Canada | Current | Webpage |
| Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Business and Higher Education Perspectives | Conference Board of Canada | 2018 | Webpage (PDF available) |
Family Status
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy and guidelines on discrimination because of family status | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2007 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Family Status Accommodation Requests During COVID-19 | Stitt Feld Handy Group |
2020 | Video |
Human Rights and the Duty to Accomodate
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Human Rights Commission | Ontario Human Rights Commission | Current | Website |
| Guide to Your Rights and Responsibilities Under the Human Rights Code | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2013 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Policy statement on the duty to accommodate under the Ontario Human Rights Code | Ontario Human Rights Commission | current | webpage |
Inclusive Leadership
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Business and Higher Education Perspectives | The Conference Board of Canada | 2018 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Getting Real About Inclusive Leadership: Why Change Starts With You | Catalyst | 2019 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Emotional Tax: How Black Women and Men Pay More at Work and How Leaders Can Take Action | Catalyst | 2016 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| How to be an Inclusive Leader Through a Crisis | Ruchika Tulshyan/ Harvard Business Review | 2020 | Webpage |
Indigenous-related
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Initiatives | Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Western University | Current | Website |
| Land Acknowledgement for Western University | Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Western University | 2019 |
Webpage |
| Indigenous Strategic Planning and Reports | Office of Indigenous Initiatives at Western University | 2016 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Guide for Working with Indigenous Students | Western University’s Interdisciplinary Development Initiative (IDI) in Applied Indigenous Scholarship | 2018 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act | Bob Joseph | 2018 | Book for purchase |
| Decolonizing Antiracism (available through JSTOR) | Bonita Lawrence and Enakshi Dua | 2005 | Journal article -Social Justice, 2005:32, 4, pp. 120-143 |
| Decolonization is not a metaphor | Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang, | 2012 | Journal article - Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education and Society Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012, pp. 1-40 |
Intersectionality
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics | Kimberlé Crenshaw | 1989 | |
| She Coined the Term ‘Intersectionality’ Over 30 Years Ago. Here’s What it Means to Her Today | Kimberlé Crenshaw/TIME |
2020 |
Webpage |
LGBTQ2S+
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy on Preventing Discrimination because of Gender Identity and Gender Expression | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2014 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Creating Authentic Spaces – A Gender Identity and Gender Expression Toolkit | The 519 | 2017 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Gender and Sexual Diversity Support Resources | Canadian Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity | Current | Webpage |
Race-related
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Policy and guidelines on racism and racial discrimination | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2005 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Racial Equity Tools | CAPD, MP Associates and World Trust Educational Services | current | Website |
| Racial Equity Tools Glossary | CAPD, MP Associates and World Trust Educational Services | 2019 | |
| So You Want to Talk About Race | Ijeoma Oluo | 2018 | Book for purchase |
| White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism | Robin DiAngelo, PhD | 2018 | Book for purchase |
White Fragility: Reading Group Guide |
Robin DiAngelo, PhD | 2018 | |
| Empowering Workplaces Combat Emotional Tax for People of Colour in Canada | Catalyst | 2019 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power | Desmond Cole | 2020 | Book for purchase |
| Me and White Supremacy | Layla Saad | 2020 | Book for purchase |
| Teaching Race: Pedagogy and Practice | A. Thurber, M.B. Harbin, & J. Bandy (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching) | 2019 | Website (with downloadable print version) |
| Best Approaches for Anti-Racism Education: A Literature Review | Mary Anne Vallianatos, Equity and Human Rights Office, University of Victoria | 2018 | Website (PDF) |
| How To Be An Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi | 2019 | Book for purchase |
| Decolonizing Antiracism | Bonita Lawrence and Enakshi Dua. Social Justice | 2005 | Journal Article (available through JSTOR) Social Justice, 2005:32, 4, pp. 120-143 |
| The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander | 2010 | Book for purchase |
| Divided Sisters: Bridging the Gap Between Black Women and White Women | Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell | 1996 | Book-Available online through Western Libraries Archive |
| 1619 | Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times | 2020 | Podcast |
| About Race | Reni Eddo-Lodge | Current | Podcast |
| Code Switch | NPR | Current | Podcast |
| Intersectionality Matters! | Kimberlé Crenshaw | Current | Podcast |
| Pod for the Cause | The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights | 2020 | Podcast |
| Pod Save The People | Crooked | Current | Podcast |
| Buhble Black | Current |
Sex and Gender-based
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Equity | Learning Network, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women and Children | 2020 | |
| Policy on preventing discrimination because of pregnancy and breastfeeding | Ontario Human Rights Commission | 2014 | Webpage (PDF available) |
| Break the Cycle: Eliminating Gender Bias in Talent Management Systems | Catalyst | 2018 | Webpage |
Sexual Violence
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Violence on University and College Campuses in Ontario | CREVAWC | Current | Website |
| Glossary of Terms | CREVAWC, CFSO, OCRCC and SAC | Current | Webpage |
| Overcoming Barriers and Enhancing Supportive Responses: The Research on Sexual Violence Against Women: A Resource Document (PDF) | Learning Network, CREVAWC | 2012 |
Unconscious Bias/Implicit Bias
| Title | Author/Publisher | Year | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Implicit Bias Test | Harvard University | Current | Website |
| The 3 Things That Happen with Bias – And What to Do About Them | Ritu Hasin | 2020 | Video |
| Types of Unconscious Biases and How to Counteract | Ryerson University | Unknown | Webpage (PDF) |
