This tip sheet features a list of best practices as well as resources and links to support settlement workers in assisting clients who are D/deaf or have hearing loss as well as their families. Audience: Frontline workers and volunteers Duration: 10-15 minutes to read the tip sheet Created in partnership with Saskatchewan Deaf…
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Tip sheet for working with newcomers who have Alzheimer’s disease
This tip sheet features basic information on Alzheimer’s disease as well as other forms of dementia and describes how they may impact newcomer clients. The sheet also includes a list of best practices and recommendations to use when working with clients who have dementia. Audience: Frontline workers and volunteers. Duration: 10-15 minutes to read…
Read More...Tips and Tools for Keeping Documents and Events Accessible
Achieving a barrier-free service should be a goal for all service providers. We have collected some resources and tools for you to create accessible documents, websites, and events. Website and Social Media Webaim.org: Web Accessibility in Mind Websiteplanet.com: Guide to Website Accessibility CNIB: Clear Print Guidelines Social Media Accessibility Designing for Accessibility: How to Make…
Read More...Unconcious Bias Education Resources
MANSO has compiled these resources through suggestions from other community groups/ organizations that want to enrich this resource list. If you have any suggestions for edits or comments, please feel free to let us know at info@mansomanitoba.ca. Thank you! Toolkits Toolkit by the Canadian Bar Association: https://www.cba.org/Sections/Women-Lawyers/Resources/Resources/2020/Unconscious-Bias-Resources Toolkit by the University of Victoria:…
Read More...UNHCR Education materials: Teaching about refugees
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. On this online Teaching About Refugees page, you can find FREE and adaptable UNHCR teaching materials on refugees, asylum, migration and…
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We don’t need feminism anymore, do we? GBA Plus Interactive Activity
This tool is an interactive role-playing activity that can accommodate up to 20 participants. The tool is designed for social service workers wishing to expand their understanding of GBA Plus, intersectionality, and feminism. Participants will explore the difference between “equality” and “equity” through the experiences of women in the 21st century workforce, including newcomers to…
Read More...Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce: Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity and Equity (CODE) Resource Hub
Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity and Equity (CODE) is a Chamber community movement guided by a diverse group of local community leaders and organizations that are dedicated to creating more inclusive workplaces. CODE provides access to credible online resources and tools, useful information on inclusion in the workplace, hiring practices, education, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and…
Read More...Words Matter – Guidelines on Using Inclusive Language in the Workplace (BC Government)
This guide supports BC Public Service employees to model the use of inclusive language in the workplace and with citizens, however the principles and information included in the resource is relevant to all workplaces. Inclusive language is language that is free from words, phrases or tones that reflect prejudiced, stereotyped or discriminatory views of particular…
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