Guidance

General guidance

• Being an Active Bystander at Work and Study
• Content warnings - a good practice guide (PDF , 59kb) by the Department of Language and Linguistic Science
• Equality, diversity and inclusion - a practical guide for staff (PDF , 596kb)
• Glossary of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Terminology
• Inclusive and accessible events good practice guidelines
• Unconscious Bias module for staff

Disability and accessibility

• Accessibility information for users of the University Library. The Borthwick Institute for Archives also has information on the accessibility of the Archives reading rooms and collections.
• Accessibility and Inclusivity staff wiki pages (login required)
• Change and the impact on disabled staff
• Dyslexia support at York
• Good practice to assist individuals with hearing loss
• Guidance for students on using lecture capture and making their own recordings of teaching sessions
• Neurodiversity support for staff and students
• Procuring accessible systems
• Recording meetings as a reasonable adjustment for disabled staff (internal use only)
• Staff journey for a new member of staff with a disability
• Student journey for a new undergraduate with a disability

Race and ethnicity

• Using appropriate language when referring to race and ethnicity

Religion or belief or non belief

• AdvanceHE guidance: Religion and belief: supporting inclusion of staff and students in higher education and colleges (internal use only)
• Religious Festivals: our Events calendar includes the dates of key religious festivals celebrated by members of the University community.

Sexual orientation

• Diversity in Sport: The University's Boat Club in collaboration with Stonewall have created a video highlighting diversity and inclusivity in sport.
• Guidance for LGBT+ staff and students travelling outside the UK

Support for trans staff and students

• AdvanceHE guidance on supporting trans staff and students
  • Trans staff and students in higher education: improving experiences (internal use only)
  • Guide for HR staff, managers and staff supporting students who are transitioning
• Guidance for supporting trans staff
• Guidance for support trans students
• LGBT Foundation - A guide to being a trans ally (PDF , 20,302kb)
• Policy on Changes to Student Names
• Pronoun guide