Inclusivity-Related Links
Hello everyone!
As some of you may know, inclusive language and representation are something that I am quite passionate about. Understandably, it may be difficult to keep up with ever-evolving changes in language. To make things a little easier, I put together a condensed list of some of my personal favourite links and articles that I originally began as a project for the student reations committee of Editors Canada.
Conscious Style Guide
https://consciousstyleguide.com/
Radical Copy Editor Style Guide
https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2017/08/31/transgender-style-guide/
Becoming Aware of Insensitive Language — and Avoid Using It
https://aceseditors.org/news/2020/becoming-aware-of-insensitive-language-and-avoid-using-it
Ask a Radical Copyeditor: Black with a Capital “B”
https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2016/09/21/black-with-a-capital-b/
The Case for Black With a Capital B
The Discussion on Capitalizing the ‘B’ in ‘Black’ Continues
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-discussion-on-capitalizing-the-b-in-black-continues_b_61946
Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples
https://www.brusheducation.ca/books/elements-of-indigenous-style
NPR Code Switch: Race in Your Face
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/
The Singular “They” — Conjugations and Some Particularities
http://blog.editors.ca/?p=6453
Plain Language to Minimize Cognitive Load: A Social Justice Perspective
Sanism and the Language of Mental Illness
https://www.ivacheung.com/2015/05/sanism-and-the-language-of-mental-illness/
Disabled People or People with Disabilities?
https://www.vercida.com/uk/articles/disabled-people-people-disabilities
The False Divide Between “Well Educated” and “Less Educated”
https://consciousstyleguide.com/false-divide-well-educated-less-educated/
Re-Humanizing Immigrant Communities in the Age of Trump: 5 Language Practices
https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2019/07/22/re-humanizing-immigrant-communities/
Covering Poverty: What to Avoid and How to Get It Right
https://consciousstyleguide.com/covering-poverty-what-to-avoid-and-how-to-get-it-right/
Writing The Other