Civil Rights Requirements
Civil Rights Training Modules
This series of training modules has been designed to help all University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension employees learn and carry out their civil rights responsibilities.
Civil Rights Self-Assessment for County-based Educators
- Complete the annual self-assessment online using Qualtrics
- Personal civil rights compliance plan template (Word document download)
eXtension Online Campus
- The University of Minnesota Extension has shared their Civil Rights Online Training across the U.S. Cooperative Extension system
ADA & Accessibility
Inclusive Practices Through a Disability Lens
by Heather Stelljes, MS, Access Consultant
Learning Objectives:
- Explore the definition and demographics of disability
- Apply different models of disability to the formal accommodation request process
- Examine principles of Universal Design of Learning and how they inform inclusive program planning
Web and Document Accessibility for Virtual Programming
Heather Stelljes and Keven Graeme
Kevin Graeme of Educational Technology Support and Heather Stelljes of Office of Access, Inclusion, and Compliance join forces to share information on creating accessible and inclusive document and web programming for participants with disabilities. Being thoughtful about disability access is a practice that benefits all users, learners, and participants, while also being a hard-fought federal mandate for the Division of Extension. In this breakout, we’ll cover the legal mandates for disability accommodations and accessibility by sharing broad information on apparent and non-apparent disabilities. We’ll share examples of inclusive practices in the virtual environment and demonstrate how to ensure accessibility. Additional resources to create online and document accessibility will also be shared.
Ready to dig in? Culturally Responsive Programming PowerPoint
More information on disability accommodations can be found here.
The Zoom can be found at this link.
Community data visualization & analysis
Centering equity in Extension programs: from paradigms to practice
Teresa Curtis
- Recognize the relationship between socially situated identities and access to resources and relationships that promote social, economic, and environmental well-being.
- Connect expanding access, relationship building, and equitable program development.
- Understand the significance of co-creating asset-based approaches to address inequities.
Relationship Development & Strengthening
Learn the foundations of starting the process of intentional relationship building with communities.
Linguistically Inclusive Programming
Creating multilingual materials
This presentation shows a step-by-step process to creating multilingual outreach materials for LEP audiences
Organizing & Facilitating Multilingual Zoom Meetings/Cómo organizar y manejar las reuniones multilingües en Zoom
Carlos Miranda, Victoria Solomon, Diana Hammer
In this session, we will teach best practices for hosting a Zoom meeting using interpretation. We will discuss:
- What to do ahead of time to prepare logistically
- What to do during the meeting to make sure it is a smooth experience for participants
- How to interact most positively with the interpreters so they can do their best work
We will also demonstrate Zoom interpretation for a few minutes so you can get a feel for the participants’ view of it.
NOTE: We are asking that participants be prepared to use two separate devices during a portion of the presentation.
Culturally Responsive Practices
Learning Objectives:
- Frame what our educators should know about their localized context
- Apply the theoretical foundations of Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) to Extension’s educational programs and products
- Examine samples of CRP within the context of their strengths and limitations
Ready to dig in? Culturally Responsive Programming PowerPoint
Culturally Responsive Practices Handout
The Zoom can be found at this link
Additional Resources:
- The National Academies Press – free PDF downloads available, recommended by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
- “They All Saw a Cat” by Brendan Wenzel, recommended by our colleague Rachel Skoczek to illustrate positionality
This presentation outlines the broad points to what makes Wisconsin’s Hmong communities different and how organizations can better serve the needs of these communities.
Understanding the diversity in Wisconsin’s HMoob communities and a foundation for building partnerships
Ariana Thao
- Understand the diversity of HMoob communities
- Build skills to connect with HMoob communities
- Expand access to HMoob communities
Learning about OAIC
OAIC Intake: So, what do you know?
Rick Mills
Overview of new OAIC website and location of guidance materials & resources. Become aware of services offered by OAIC and become more familiar with the OAIC service request intake process.
Click here to access the video
Organizing & Facilitating Multilingual Zoom Meetings/Cómo organizar y manejar las reuniones multilingües en Zoom
Carlos Miranda, Victoria Solomon, Diana Hammer
In this session, we will teach best practices for hosting a Zoom meeting using interpretation. We will discuss:
- What to do ahead of time to prepare logistically
- What to do during the meeting to make sure it is a smooth experience for participants
- How to interact most positively with the interpreters so they can do their best work
We will also demonstrate Zoom interpretation for a few minutes so you can get a feel for the participants’ view of it.
NOTE: We are asking that participants be prepared to use two separate devices during a portion of the presentation.
Working with OAIC through the Coaching & Consultation request process
This presentation shares an overview of the Coaching & Consultation process, the role of requesters, and the role of OAIC.
