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Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Does diversity make a healthy community?' on the Challenge Future website
- ‘Equality Act 2010: Public sector equality duty' by the Government Equalities Office
- ‘Equality and diversity' on the Birmingham City Council website
- ‘Duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people' on the Citizen’s Advice Bureau website
- ‘Your rights to equality from voluntary and community sector organisations (including charities and religion or belief organisations)' by the Equality and Human Rights Commission
- ‘Support organisations' on the Equality and Human Rights Commission website
- ‘Discrimination' on the Citizen’s Advice Bureau website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read ‘Diversity is good. Why doesn’t everyone agree?’ on the Washington Post website.
- Click to read ‘Is diversity good or bad for community cohesion?’ on the BBC News website.
- Click to read ‘The importance of building a diverse community – Bilingualism and multiculturalism' on the Think Bilingual website.
- Click to read ‘Immigration and diversity: Britain must integrate to accumulate’ on The Guardian website.
- ‘5 reasons why diversity is important in the 21st Century' on the AMP Global Youth website. Click to read this article.
- Click to read ‘Equality and diversity policies for small groups’ by Resource Centre.
- ‘Diversity may foster helpfulness in daily life’ on Psych Central website. Diversity in everyday life settings prompts people to help each other out rather than being a source of distrust, according to a University of Toronto study published in the journal Psychological Science. Click to read this article by Traci Pedersen.
- The following organisations promote equality and diversity in the community and helps individuals who identify with a particular group to understand their rights. This is not an exhaustive list and learners should be sure to do their own research.
- Mind – mental health
- Institute of Race Relations – race and ethnicity
- Stonewall – LGBTQ+
- Gendered Intelligence – gender reassignment
- Fawcett Society - gender
- RNIB – sight loss
- Action on Hearing Loss – hearing loss
- Age UK – age
- Mencap – learning disability
- Jewish Leadership Council – religion and belief
- Maternity Action UK – maternity
- Working Families – pregnancy, maternity, and parents / carers
- Extended Learning
- Think And Challenge
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