Belonging & Equity in Action Summit Resources

ASL Connect

Have you ever said to yourself…”I’ve always wanted to learn sign language!”? Gallaudet University’s ASL Connect program has the online courses you need to help you communicate with the diverse Deaf people around you.

Make it BIG App

Need to chat with another Deaf attendee at the BEIA Conference? No interpreter nearby? Whip out this handy-dandy app to type out a message. The app also supports voice-to-text communication. Best of all it is free!

Getting to Equal: The Disability Inclusion Advantage 

New research from Accenture, in partnership with Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), reveals that companies that embrace best practices for employing and supporting more persons with disabilities in their workforce have outperformed their peers.

Increase Your Leadership Impact: Curating a Culture of Belonging

Equity, diversity, and inclusive excellence are critical and complex issues facing leaders of colleges and universities. Building a culture of belonging is a unifying leadership strategy that supports student success, shared governance, research excellence, financial sustainability, and community engagement. 

Riding the Waves of Transformational and Complex Leadership

The imperative of shared governance, with healthy checks and balances, has always challenged autocratic, “single-leader” models of leadership because it strengthens the truly American ideals of democratic and engaged citizenship. The ethos of shared governance, grounded in curiosity and learning in higher education, is an asset as we work to steady ourselves on the waters during a time of transformation.

Printable Poster: Forms of Nonverbal Communication

Handy cheat sheet of different forms of nonverbal communication by the Gesture Literacy Lab at Gallaudet University.