DEI Deaf-Centric Institute

The DEI Deaf-Centric (DEIDC) Institute, partnering with interdisciplinary experts, provides professional development opportunities related to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence (DEI) from a deaf perspective. The institute aims to produce qualified and credentialed DEI professionals to collaboratively sustain a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, belonging, and social justice in deaf diverse communities. The objectives include acquiring a knowledge of history, examining bias, gaining a conceptual understanding of DEI, scrutinizing models of DEI, transforming your practice, and gaining and sharing expertise. 

While this was originally planned to be a virtual 3-day event on Zoom, DEDI found that a self-paced learning platform would better serve the needs of our audience from all over the world. As such, the DEIDC Institute will be an ongoing educational platform, which will contain three tracks: Understanding Diversity, Institutional Work, and Dynamics of Oppression. These tracks incorporate the Inclusive Excellence framework that steers the work of the Division of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Excellence. The institute is open to professionals working in the DEI field and any other professionals interested in the field.

Fees

DEDI plans to charge a fee, per track, which will contain four to five modules. More information about pricing will be provided when a platform is selected for this Institute.

Content

Below is a listing of the modules that will be offered to each track.