{"id":7728,"date":"2024-06-18T15:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T19:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/?page_id=7728"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T17:23:22","slug":"recommended-practices-for-neuroinclusivity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/projects\/completed-projects\/nd-lens\/recommended-practices-for-neuroinclusivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Practices for Neuroinclusivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Recommended Practices for Neuroinclusivity\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full max-w-xl mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-white rounded-lg shadow-lg cu-stackedlist cu-component not-contained not-prose\">\n    <h2 class=\"px-6 py-4 text-base font-semibold border-b rounded-t-lg md:text-xl bg-gray-50 text-cu-black-800\">\n        Table of Contents\n    <\/h2>\n    <div class=\"grid cu-scrollto cu-stackedlist--toc cu-stackedlist--1 md:grid-cols-1\">\n            <div class=\"space-y-1\">\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        1.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#understand-neuroinclusivity\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Understand neuroinclusivity\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        2.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#learn-important-information-about-neuroinclusivity\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Learn important information about neuroinclusivity\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        3.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#review-our-practices\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Review our practices\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        4.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#create-more-inclusive-and-accessible-standards\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Create more inclusive and accessible standards\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        5.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#explore-the-resources\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Explore the resources\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        6.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#version-francaise\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Version fran\u00e7aise\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        7.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#read-the-final-report\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Read the final report\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n                    \n            <div class=\"pl-4 text-cu-red-700\">\n                <div class=\"flex gap-2 pb-3 text-base md:text-lg\">\n                    <span class=\"font-light text-cu-black-700\">\n                        8.\n                    <\/span>\n\n                    <a href=\"#get-in-touch\" class=\"font-medium hover:underline\">\n                        Get in touch\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"understand-neuroinclusivity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understand neuroinclusivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Neuroinclusivity is a key step on the path to a fully inclusive Canada. Neurodivergent thinkers face a wide range of barriers in education, employment and day-to-day life. Policies, practices and built environments can be made more neuroinclusive when they are designed with due consideration of these challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research team developed a targeted and widely adaptable set of recommended practices to apply a neurodivergent lens to the development of standards. By facilitating the incorporation of neurodivergent perspectives, this project gives standards development professionals and others a new way to identify, remove and prevent barriers to inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/1.-杏吧原创_Start-here-info-sheet_EN_v6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download our Start Here \u2013 Understand neuroinclusivity factsheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"learn-important-information-about-neuroinclusivity\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn important information about neuroinclusivity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many terms related to accessibility and inclusivity exist. In the context of neuroinclusivity, people and organizations understand them differently depending on context, needs and lived experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We created a list with 12 important terms we recommend you familiarize yourself with to get a foundational understanding of what we mean when we say \u201cneuroinclusivity.\u201d Two standards development professionals shared their perspectives on neuroinclusivity with us. We invite you to learn about their opinions and understandings of the importance of considering neuroinclusivity when developing standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/2.-杏吧原创-ND_Top-terms_EN_v4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download our Learn important terms sheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-hear-from-your-peer-randi-macalpine\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Hear from your peer: Randi MacAlpine\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-hear-from-your-peer-randi-macalpine\">\n            \n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/3.-杏吧原创-ND-QA-Randi-EN-V2.pdf\">Read the Q&amp;A with Randi MacAlpine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-read-insights-from-your-peer-tracy-white\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Read insights from your peer: Tracy White\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-read-insights-from-your-peer-tracy-white\">\n            \n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/4.-杏吧原创-ND-QA-Tracy-EN-V2.pdf\">Read the Q&amp;A with Tracy White<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"review-our-practices\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review our practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reducing stigma and prejudice against neurodivergent people starts with education. However, the process must always involve neurodivergent people at every stage. This inclusion fosters more sensory-aware, supportive and flexible spaces and procedures that benefit the widest range of thinking and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research, literature reviews, and consultations with neurodivergent Canadians and standards developers led us to develop five recommended practices. They focus on promoting neuroinclusivity for neurodivergent Canadians, ensuring that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The content of standards (new or updated) is free of information that creates barriers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each key stage of the standards-development process incorporates neuroinclusive considerations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our five recommended practices are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Change attitudes and perceptions of neurodivergence to reduce stigma and neurotypical expectations of neurodivergent people by improving awareness about neurodivergence and neuroinclusivity through education.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that diverse and neurodivergent voices are involved in research and standards development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce ambiguity in communication, processes and procedures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider and accommodate the sensory needs of neurodivergent people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actively support the varying needs of neurodivergent people.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/5.-杏吧原创-ND_Review_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download our Review our practices document to learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"create-more-inclusive-and-accessible-standards\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create more inclusive and accessible standards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that approximately 20 percent of Canadians are neurodivergent?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this number represents a large part of the population, many neurodivergent disabilities are non-visible. That means standards are often created with neurotypical abilities as the baseline, overlooking diverse perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We created a tipsheet to help you make neuroinclusivity a routine consideration when you create standards. We encourage you to follow our five recommended steps and actions to ensure a more mindful standards development process. We\u2019ve mapped these steps to the standards development process for easier implementation. The tipsheet also includes a short reflection activity that you can refer to as you think about neuroinclusivity in your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/6.-杏吧原创-ND_Create_EN_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download our Create more inclusive and accessible standards tipsheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"explore-the-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore the resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our information repository provides fact sheets, checklists, tools and resources to help you apply a neurodivergent lens to your work. We created and curated these recommended resources with the active guidance and creative participation of the neurodivergent community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This material is intended to help you grow your understanding of neuroinclusivity, share the knowledge with your peers, and apply neuroinclusive considerations actively and consistently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/杏吧原创-ND-Explore-sheet_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download our resources list<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"version-francaise\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Version fran\u00e7aise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/141\/All-French-Resources-combined-25.03.10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">T\u00e9l\u00e9charger le PDF contenant les six ressources du projet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"read-the-final-report\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read the final report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/accessibility-institute\/projects\/completed-projects\/nd-lens\/#sect5\">Download our final research report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final report citation:<\/strong><br><span data-teams=\"true\">Connolly, T., Vukovic, B., Brown, H.M., Rahimi, S., Macarios, J., Walker, M. (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22215\/rcgl\/24078e\">Read <em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">A Neurodivergent Lens: Recommended Practices for Neuroinclusivity<\/em><\/a>. Final Research Report. Accessibility Institute at 杏吧原创 University, Ottawa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"get-in-touch\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any other inquiries about this project, <a href=\"mailto:Accessibility.Institute@carleton.ca\">please contact the Access<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understand neuroinclusivity Neuroinclusivity is a key step on the path to a fully inclusive Canada. Neurodivergent thinkers face a wide range of barriers in education, employment and day-to-day life. Policies, practices and built environments can be made more neuroinclusive when they are designed with due consideration of these challenges. 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