Practice

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Guided practice paths

Each guided practice connects questions, reviewed material, working notes, a private self-review, and a way to reach the right person if you want one. Nothing here scores or ranks you.

For example, bring a meeting plan, a form, or a service decision. Choose one practice below, try its questions in your work, and decide what you will change.

• I'm planning something new

  New program or service concept

  You have a program idea and want a clear way to consider equity and access before the design is settled.

  CreatesEquity and access planning checklist

• I'm changing a form, notice, or policy

  Policy, form, or notice change

  You are preparing a policy, form, notice, or letter and want to make sure it is clear, accessible, and workable for the people who will use it.

  CreatesChange impact notes and access checklist

• I'm planning work with a community

  Community engagement or co-design effort

  You are planning community engagement and want the work to be respectful, useful, and grounded in what people actually need.

  CreatesEngagement plan

• I'm strengthening team climate

  Workplace culture and team climate

  You have noticed a concern with participation or team climate and want practical ways to improve everyday team practices.

  CreatesTeam climate action plan

• I'm planning a session

  Planning a learning or facilitation session

  You have a session to lead and want participants to leave with something they can use in their work.

  CreatesSession plan

• I'm hiring or designing a role

  Inclusive hiring and selection

  You are responsible for a hiring process and want it to find capable people the current process may be screening out.

  CreatesInclusive hiring plan

• I'm making or shaping a decision that needs an equity look

  Equity analysis for a decision

  You own or shape a decision and want to build equity into it while it can still change, and to know whether an equity scan or a full analysis is required.

  CreatesEquity analysis record

• I'm planning a meeting everyone can take part in

  Accessible and culturally responsive meeting

  You are running a meeting and want everyone to be able to take part, contribute, and know what was decided.

  CreatesAccessible meeting plan

• I'm reviewing a draft before it goes out

  Reviewing a draft for equity, access, and plain language

  You have a draft and want a structured way to check it for equity, access, plain language, sources, and burden before release.

  CreatesDraft review record

• I'm shaping a contract, grant, or solicitation

  Procurement or contract equity review

  You are shaping a contract, grant, or procurement and want equity, accessibility, and language access built into the solicitation, evaluation, terms, and monitoring.

  CreatesProcurement equity record

• I'm building a leadership pathway or sponsorship plan

  Leadership pathway or sponsorship plan for staff with disabilities

  You shape how people move into lead and leadership roles and want the pathway to work for staff with disabilities without asking anyone to disclose.

  CreatesLeadership pathway or sponsorship plan

• I'm making a routine decision and want a quick equity check

  Equity Pause for a routine decision

  You are about to make a routine decision and want a short, honest check of who it affects and what you might change before it goes out.

  CreatesEquity Pause

• I'm checking something I wrote before I share it

  Checking your own material for access, assumptions, and tone

  You wrote something and want to check it yourself in three passes before it goes out: whether people can read and reach it, whether it assumes knowledge or norms people may not share, and whether it invites rather than warns.

  CreatesThree-pass check of your material