Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Resources

White Papers/Reports/Reference Guides

Category	Title
Accessibility	Planning Accessible Meetings and Events - A Toolkit
ALA Heritage and Cultural Celebration Calendar	ALA Heritage and Cultural Celebration Calendar 2023
ALA Law Firm Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarking Guide	ALA Law Firm Diversity & Inclusion Benchmarking Guide 2023
ALA Presidents' Award of Excellence Criteria	ALA Presidents' Award DEIA Criteria 2022-2023
ALA Supplier Diversity Questionnaire	ALA Supplier Diversity Questionnaire 2022
DEIA Definition	ACS Inclusivity Style Guide - Race, Ethnicity, & Nationality
DEIA Definition	The Difference between 'Race' and 'Ethnicity'
Diversity and Inclusion	2020 Diversity Best Practices Guide
Inclusion	Uncovering Talent, a New Model of Inclusion
Inclusion	Complete guide for disability inclusion: The definitive guide to disability inclusion in the workplace (U.K.)
Inclusion/Unconscious Bias	MCCA – You Can’t Change What You Can’t See: Interrupting Gender and Racial Bias in the Legal Profession (Executive Summary)
LGBTQ+	How to Be an LGBTQ+ Ally in the Workplace
LGBTQ+	GLAAD Media Reference Guide — 10th Edition
LGBTQ+	A Guide to Restroom Access for Transgender Workers
LGBTQ+	Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace: A Toolkit for Employers
LGBTQ+	Best Practices for Non-Binary Inclusion in the Workplace
Mental Health	104 BIPOC Mental Health Resources
Mental Health	A Guide On Black Mental Health – Treatment Over Incarceration
Mental Health	BIPOC Addiction and Mental Health Resources
Mental Health	Lexington Addiction Center
Mental Health	Southeast Addiction Center
Recruiting/Pipeline	Mansfield Rule Certification — Diversity Lab
Report on Diversity	NALP 2022 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms
Report on Diversity	The IILP Review 2019/2020: The State of Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession
Report on Diversity	Law360's 2021 Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
Report on Diversity	2021 ABA Model Diversity Survey
Sexual Harassment and Bullying	Us Too? Bullying and Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession
Sexual Harassment and Misconduct	Still Broken: Sexual Harassment and Misconduct in the Legal Profession
Substance Abuse	Detox Local
Substance Abuse	Live Another Day

Books

Category	Title
Fiction/Race Relations	Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Fiction/Social Issues & Race Relations	The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Memoir/Authenticity	Covering: The Hidden Assault on our Civil Rights by Kenji Yoshino
Memoir/Poverty	Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
Memoir/Race Relations	Waking Up White by Debby Irving
Memoir/Transgender/Authenticity	Getting to Ellen: A Memoir About Love, Honesty and Gender Change by Ellen Krug
Nonfiction/Culture Competence	What If I Say The Wrong Thing?: 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People by Verna A. Myers
Nonfiction/Discrimination & Racism	So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Nonfiction/Discrimination & Racism	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Nonfiction/Discrimination & Racism	The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
Nonfiction/Discrimination & Racism	The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How we Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
Nonfiction/Discrimination & Racism	White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Nonfiction/Leadership & Inclusion	The Next IQ: The New Intelligence of 21st Century Leaders by Arin N. Reeves
Nonfiction/Leadership & Inclusion	Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace and the Will to Change by Jennifer Brown
Nonfiction/Racism	Inside Out: The Equity Leader’s Guide to Undoing Institutional Racism by Caprice D. Hollins
Nonfiction/Unconscious Bias	Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji & Anthony G. Greenwald
Nonfiction/Unconscious Bias	The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias by Dolly Chugh
Nonfiction/Workplace Culture	Conscious Leadership in the Workplace: A Guidebook to Making a Difference One Person at a Time by Rosalie Chamberlain

Articles

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"How to Build a Meaningful Pride Campaign (And Why It’s Important)," Legal Management magazine - May 2023

"Address Bias When Determining Resource Allocation and Performance Management," Legal Management magazine - February 2023

"Finding a Job with a Disability," Resume.supply by Vicky Blom - November 2022

"Keep Your Firm’s Diversity Initiatives on Track in the New Year," Legal Management magazine - November/December 2022

"Walking a Minefield Without a Map: The Explosive Intersection of Well-Being and Belonging," Legal Management magazine - 2022 Print Edition (page 14). Prefer to listen? Click here and select the article from the list.

"Diversity Efforts Also Must Include Development for Legal Support Staff," Legal Management magazine - July/August 2022

"How to Improve Diversity in the Legal Profession," American Bar Association by John Harrity and Samantha Sullivan - July 18, 2022

"Black Men Matter – Examining Mental Health Issues Among Black Men – A Guide To Freedom," Drug Rehab USA

"How Law Firms Are Commemorating Juneteenth," Strategies and Voices by Sonali K. Oberg - June 16, 2022

"4 Ways Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Helps Firms Prosper (and How to Achieve It)," Legal Management magazine - June 2022

"Diversity in the Workplace | All You Need to Know in 2022," Career Blog by Andrei Kurtuy - May 17, 2022

"Diverse Talent Pathways to the Business of Law," Legal Management magazine - May 2022

"When Pandemic Effects Are Disproportionate, How Do We Move Forward?," Legal Management magazine - March 2022

“The Power of Mentorship in the Workplace,” Legal Management magazine - January 2022

“He/Him, She/Her, They/Them: Why Pronouns Matter,” Legal Management magazine - November/December 2021

“Why Your Firm Should Be Partnering with a WBENC-Certified Business,” Legal Management magazine - July/August 2021

“Silence Is Not an Option,” Legal Management magazine - July/August 2021

“Changing the Conversation,” Legal Management magazine - June 16, 2021

“Becoming an Antiracist Legal Organization,” Legal Management magazine - June 2021

“ICYMI (In Case You Missed It): Free D&I Resources Available to You,” Legal Management magazine - November/December 2020

“Excerpt from Authentic Diversity: How to Change the Workplace for Good,” Legal Management magazine - October 2020

“Should Law Firms Hire a Diversity and Inclusion Manager?,” Legal Management magazine - September 30, 2020

“5 Ways to Make Your Law Firm More Inclusive for the Transgender Community,” Legal Management magazine - July/August 2020

"Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community," Sunshine Behavioral Health - July 21, 2020

“Left Out and Left Behind: The Hurdles, Hassles, and Heartaches of Achieving Long-Term Careers for Women of Color,” American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession - July 2020

Videos

Why “I’m Not Racist” Is Only Half the Story with Robin DiAngelo, Big Think

Color Blind or Color Brave? with Mellody Hobson, March 2014 TED Talks

We Are Not a Melting Pot with Michelle Silverthorn, December 7, 2018 TEDx Talks

What Does Diversity Mean? with ALA's DEIA Committee, May 2019

Podcasts

Ellie 2.0 Radio, AM950

Authentic Diversity: Changing the Workplace for Good, with Michelle Silverthorn - September 25, 2020

Building a Trans-Inclusive Workplace, with Ames Simmons - June 25, 2021