Inclusion 2025: Resources
To find out more about the making of this guide, click here
To understand the case for inclusive Ontario museums, click here
To see examples of inclusion in action in Ontario museums, click here
To access resources to support inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility, click here
To connect with other museum workers doing this work, click here
Diversity and Inclusion
- Michael Bach of CCDI in conversation with Jeffrey Orridge (Sept 2020)
- OMA at the Association of African American Museums Conference #OMAConf2019
- Keynote Thanh Sinden, Museum Detox. #OMAConf2019
- Museum Detox
- Glossary of Terms
- Things to Consider When Making a Change
- Ottawa Equity + Inclusion Lens Handbook
- Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmarks: Standards for Organizations Around the World
- AAM LGBTQ+ Welcoming Guidelines
- Canadian Museum Association LGBTQ2+ Inclusion in Museums Guidelines (draft)
- Air Bnb another Lens
- Neighborhood Arts Network Arts & Equity Toolkit
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Deloitte’s Waiter, is that inclusion in my soup?
- American Alliance of Museums Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources
- 6 Degrees All of Us: What We Mean When We Talk About Inclusion
- Museum as Site for Social Action Toolkit
- The Empathetic Museum
- Incluseum
- Equality in Progress: Fair Access, Representation and Inclusion in Museums
- Reducing Bias: Museums and the Future of Work
- Steps Towards Reconciliation
Self-Assessments
- Museum As Site for Social Action Readiness Assessment
- Harvard Implicit Association Test
Accessibility / Disability Arts + Culture
- British Council Disability Arts International Resources
- Talking ASL
- Ontario Interpreting Services / Canadian Hearing Society
- Ontario Association of Sign Language Interpreters
- Smithsonian Accessible Exhibition Programming
- VocalEye
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
- How Can Your Museum Better Welcome Families and Young People with Autism?
Community Engagement
Events and Programming
Audience Insight
Governance
HR / Volunteers
- Work in Culture - Inclusive HR Toolkit
- HR Council Canada - Diversity at Work
- Catalyst - Engaging in Conversations About Gender, Race and Ethnicity in the Workplace and Conversation Ground Rules
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L’aparté - Fight against Harrassment & Violence in the Cultural Environment (French Resource)
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Cultural Human Resources Council - Workplace Harassment and Violence Human Resources Toolkit
Facilities
Collections Development
Exhibitions and Curatorial Practices
Education and Interpretation
Marketing and Communications
- Web Accessibility Initiative
- A Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit for the Interactive Digital Media Industry
- Learning and Work, How to produce clear written materials for a range of readers
Self-Care
- University of Calgary, Self-Care Starter Kit
- ARTREACH Self-Care Guide for Youth Working in Community
- Time and Space Self-Care Plan by Semma Rao
- Objective Lessons: Self-Care for Museum works by Seema Rao (book)
This resource was made possible by the generous support of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Partnership Grant Program.
