Inclusion, Diversity, Equality, and Accessibility (IDEA)

ACSLPA’s standing IDEA committee (formerly the ARADA – Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination – committee) has been operational since September 2020. This committee is comprised of ACSLPA regulated members and ACSLPA staff members.

This committee is responsible for:

• Conducting targeted reviews of existing ACSLPA key College documents, policies, and procedures to determine impact on marginalized groups and formulating solutions to mitigate any negative and/or differential impacts,
• Providing input into the development of new key College documents, policies, and procedures to identify, address, and minimize any differential and/or negative impacts on marginalized groups.
• Providing input into the development of the College’s inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility resources for regulated members (e.g., webinars, training for staff, Council, and Committee members).
• Maintaining an awareness of current issues around inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility resources in the professions, and proposing ideas on how the College may address them within its mandate.

Many of the resources developed by the IDEA Committee can be found under the ‘Resources’

If you have been the victim of discrimination or racism committed by an ACSLPA regulated member, please reach out to ACSLPA with confidence knowing that we are here to receive complaints and address unprofessional conduct by any of our regulated members. Click here to learn more about our complaints process or contact our Complaints Director via the Contact Form.

If you are an ACSLPA regulated member and are the victim of discrimination or racism in your workplace, you have rights under  Alberta OH&S and the Alberta Human Rights Commission.

If you have been the victim of discrimination or racism committed by another ACSLPA regulated member, please reach out to ACSLPA with confidence knowing that we are here to receive complaints and address unprofessional conduct by any of our regulated members. Click here to learn more about our complaints process or contact our Complaints Director via the Contact Form.

Developing a Common Language – Definitions

Indigenous English Dialects: Differences, Not Mistakes

• Anti-Racism Service Provision Webinar and Presentation (Part 1)
• Anti-Racism Guideline
• EDI Changes to Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
• ‘It’s Not Just Translation’

If you are looking for ways to address your own unconscious bias, discrimination, or racism, there are resources you can turn to. Here are a few to start your journey:

• Centre for Race and Culture
  A range of articles, factsheets, and other publications exploring issues of race and racism in the Alberta context.
• Calgary Anti-Racism Education
  A wide-ranging resource provided by the Alberta Civil Liberties Research Center, which is a non-governmental, non-profit organization affiliated with the University of Calgary which undertakes research on contemporary civil liberties and human rights issues that are of concern to Albertans.
• Racism 101 – Definitions
  A glossary of terms that are commonly used in equity discourse as well as in conversations surrounding race and discrimination.