The Circle Activity
This is an activity relating to the NEADS DEI Team’s current focus of race.
Read MoreOluademi James-Daniel: Overcoming Systemic Racism in the Dog World
A podcast episode that talks about bias in the dog world generally and especially in breeding and in how breeders pick their puppy owners.
Read MoreCriminal Podcast: Episode 226: The Prison Newspaper
A little over sixty years ago, there were 250 prison newspapers being published on a regular basis. Today, there are 26. We visit Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina to meet Phillip Vance Smith, II, the editor of The Nash News.
Read MoreBreaking Down Gender Barriers in the Workplace
A podcast from Kim Meninger, The Imposter Syndrome Files – talking about the power of bringing professionals of all genders together so that we can better understand and support each other.
Read MoreBrown Bag Lunch Series: Robert & NEADS Service Dog Cohen
We welcomed Robert Chalmers with his NEADS Service Dog Cohen to campus to speak to us about his autism disability. His talk was a great testimony to how his life is impacted by his disability and how much his Service Dog assists him. He was joined by his family, who also spoke about the impact…
Read MoreUp Close with NEADS Client Naomi and Service Dog Charlie
NEADS staff recently had the opportunity to hear from and chat with client Naomi, who spoke about living with a disability. She, along with her husband and Service Dog Charlie, joined us at a brown bag lunch roundtable. In case you missed it or want to hear again, listen now:
Read MoreLet’s Talk about Neurodiversity at Work
A podcast that shares insights to help us better understand neurodiversity and how to better navigate it, as neurodiverse individuals, or as those who work with them.
Read MoreWhite Supremacy Culture – Tema Okun
Tema Okun wrote this paper in 1999 and has remained central to efforts by many people to both understand and transgress white supremacy culture. The paper describes white supremacy culture as a devastating force in all our lives, used by ruling class power brokers to maintain vast and violent structural inequality.
Read MoreNice White Parents podcast
“Nice White Parents” is a 5-part series from The New York Times that looks at the 60-year relationship between white parents and the public school down the block.
Read MoreOluademi James-Daniel: Overcoming Systemic Racism in the Dog World
Oluademi James-Daniel is a force for change in the dog world. Her Facebook group, Inclusivity in Dog Training, has become a major player in the conversation about whether the dog world is inclusive (spoiler: there’s lots to work on) and what we can all do to make things better for minorities. In this episode, Oluademi…
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