mixed abilities
27. June 2018 || by Diversity Team || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Events, Not-for-Profit ||
Diversity in sport has long been a marginalized topic and is now regarded as a key competence, making it a compulsory subject for students at the German Sports University in Cologne. The “Week of Diversity” also takes place here together with the University of Cologne. And not just with feel-good topics.
Tags: ethnicity origin race, german, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities
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2. April 2018 || by Diversity Team || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Marketing ||
Shortly after SuperValu had launched their Autism-Friendly Shopping project – following an 18 months development and piloting journey – their competitor, Lidl, followed with Autism Aware Quiet Evenings. Hefty backlash over an incident showed Lidl the shape of the learning curve companies need to follow in order to tap into diverse market segments.
Tags: english, mixed abilities
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5. February 2018 || by Diversity Team || Newsletter, Not-for-Profit, Politics ||
For D&I practitioners, the societal climate and political environment are essential context factors. Both have direct impact on what organisations are doing in regards to diversity, equal opportunities or integration. A first of its kind report shows how societal and political dynamics relating to D&I have been changing in recent years – to the point […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, gender, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities
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10. October 2017 || by Diversity Team || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
The dynamics of fun parks are based on physical challenge and all kinds of visual or auditive impressions. Did you ever think about how people with a disability can enjoy the rides? Now, you can even try it.
Tags: english, inclusion, mixed abilities
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8. May 2017 || by Diversity Team || Newsletter, Politics ||
As a D&I supporter, you might sometimes feel that existing inequities are first world problems. Admittedly, some gaps appear larger and some seem to be closing – but is there still an urgent need to continue with D&I beyond the business case? Two examples will reconfirm your commitment – from Bolivia and Russia.
Tags: english, inclusion, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities
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21. December 2016 || by Diversity Team || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Providing managers with a personal experience of what it might feel like to live with a disability – this was the idea of two Challenges, which the financial services firm EY held at their UK headquarters.
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28. August 2016 || by Diversity Team || Newsletter, Politics ||
To mark the International Youth Day, the European Disability Foundation had interviewed two members of their Youth Committee to share their views on today’s challenges for young people with a disability. Shortly before, the European Commission had published a report on intersectional discrimination – which does not say much about the intersection of disability and […]
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8. July 2016 || by Diversity Team || Corporate Practice / Strategien und Instrumente, Newsletter ||
Gender and other stereotypes are formed during childhood. Therefore, toys and emojis that promoted traditional roles or assumptions have been criticised for long. Now, several new developments occur.
Tags: ethnicity origin race, gender, german, mixed abilities
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27. May 2016 || by News Desk || Culture & Leadership, Newsletter, Politics ||
Most States around the Persian Gulf receive publicity for fundamental issues with many dimensions of Diversity. It is there for notable that recently disability, LGTB and – more substantially – gender have been publicly addressed.
Tags: english, gender, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities
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31. March 2016 || by Diversity Team || Business Case, Marketing, Newsletter ||
In an online article, the BBC has recently shed light on the disability market and presented companies tapping into that potential. The collective spending power of people with a disability, their friends and family, is described as a large segment: The so-called ‘Purple Pound’ incorporates about 20% of all consumers and is valued at £212 […]
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