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Be Kind, Design

Nat
February 15, 2018

Be Kind, Design

When the world is going to hell in a hand basket, it’s tempting to put our heads down and keep doing our thing. But we can use kindness and inclusive design to fight back.

From form design to data collection to company culture, each of us can take meaningful steps to ensure the work we do every day includes and protects underrepresented groups.

Nat

February 15, 2018
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  1. CC-BY-ND Sacha Fenandez A CITY THAT IS GREAT FOR AN

    8 YEAR OLD AND AN 80 YEAR OLD IS GREAT FOR ALL
  2. !!!

  3. “WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE REJECTED OR EXCLUDED, THEY FEEL STRONG NEGATIVE

    EMOTIONS SUCH AS ANXIETY, JEALOUSY, DEPRESSION, AND GRIEF, AND EVEN PHYSICAL PAIN” MacDonald, G., & Leary, M. R. (2005)
  4. DEADNAMING: USING THE BIRTH NAME OF A PERSON WHO HAS

    CHANGED THEIR NAME, ESPECIALLY A TRANS PERSON.
  5. “YOUNG TRANS PEOPLE ARE TEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE

    SERIOUS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY RELATIVE TO OTHER YOUNG AUSTRALIANS.” Trans Pathways Study, 2017
  6. “ONE IN EVERY TWO GENDER-DIVERSE YOUNG PEOPLE THEY HEARD FROM

    HAS ATTEMPTED TO END THEIR LIFE” Trans Pathways Study, 2017
  7. GENDER* THIS IS ONLY USED TO ENSURE THE PERSON HOLDING

    THE PASSPORT AT BORDER CROSSINGS IS THE PERSON IT DESCRIBES M F X
  8. CC-BY-ND Johnny Silvercloud 1. DON’T COLLECT IT 2. DON’T RETAIN

    IT 3. DON’T SELL IT 4. DON’T PRETEND IT’S OK
  9. “THE ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE IS LONG AND BENDS

    TOWARDS JUSTICE*” *IF WE DO THE WORK