Greetings and additional resources

[Lex Joy]

Hello! My name is Lex, and I work as a curriculum editor at Canonical USA. Before falling into tech, I studied the humanities (comparative literature and philosophy), and spent a fair amount of time working on inclusive language practices when designing classes in my teaching days. I look forward to working with you all!

Here are a handful of useful resources to consult as we try to root out biased or harmful language:

• Disability Language Style Guide: A careful compendium of disability-related language and alternative terms. Also features Spanish and Romanian translations.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab Appropriate Language Guide: This covers similar territory as the APA guide linked on the Inclusive Naming Initiative website, but is still worth the read.
• NCTE Statement on Gender and Language: A good overview of gendered language and inclusive alternatives.
  

[Rich Bowen]

Welcome! It's so great to have representation from Canonical here. As I
mentioned in the "Introduction Tom" thread, having the most
important/popular Linux distros involved in this effort will be a great
tool to gently encourage projects which are on the fence about joining
this effort.

--Rich

On 1/21/21 1:06 PM, Lex Joy wrote:
> Hello! My name is Lex, and I work as a curriculum editor at Canonical
> USA. Before falling into tech, I studied the humanities (comparative
> literature and philosophy), and spent a fair amount of time working on
> inclusive language practices when designing classes in my teaching days.
> I look forward to working with you all!
>
> Here are a handful of useful resources to consult as we try to root out
> biased or harmful language:
>

> * Disability Language Style Guide <https://ncdj.org/style-guide/>: A

> careful compendium of disability-related language and alternative
> terms. Also features Spanish and Romanian translations.

> * Purdue Online Writing Lab Appropriate Language Guide
> <https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/academic_writing/using_appropriate_language/stereotypes_and_biased_language.html>:

> This covers similar territory as the APA guide linked on the
> Inclusive Naming Initiative website, but is still worth the read.

> * NCTE Statement on Gender and Language
> <https://ncte.org/statement/genderfairuseoflang/>: A good overview

> of gendered language and inclusive alternatives.
>

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