March 2019 #OHMuseumChat Resources –Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Action

The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums) held our March ‪#‎OHMuseumChat - Thursday, March 21 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!

For March's topic we discussed Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Action.

Have questions you didn't have a chance to ask during the chat?

Be sure to reach out via twitter with #‎OHMuseumChat!

Weren't able to make it to this month's chat, but want to stay in the loop on the great conversation with other museum professionals? We have you covered! You can find a summary with details from the March#‎OHMuseumChat here.

Below are resources related to this month's chat topic, "Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Action."

American Alliance of Museums

• Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion landing page for AAM
  https://www.aam-us.org/programs/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion/

• Report summary. “Facing Change: Insights from the American Alliance of Museums’ Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Working Group,” by Nicole Ivy. May 1, 2018.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2018/05/01/facing-change-a-new-report-from-the-american-alliance-of-museums-working-group-on-deai/

  • How to use this report
    https://www.aam-us.org/programs/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion/facing-change-how-to-use-this-report/

  • “Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity & Inclusion” resources and information page
    https://www.aam-us.org/programs/facing-change1/

• Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Resources from AAM
  https://www.aam-us.org/programs/resource-library/diversity-equity-accessibility-and-inclusion-resources/

• Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion blog articles from AAM
  https://www.aam-us.org/category/diversity-equity-inclusion-accessibility/

American Association for State and Local History

• Blog post. “Leading by Inclusion,” by John Dichtl. September 10, 2018.
  https://aaslh.org/leading-by-inclusion/

 Association of Science and Technology Centers

• Diversity, Accessibility, Inclusion and Equity resources from ASTC.
  https://www.astc.org/?s=diversity+equity+accessibility+and+inclusion&submit=Search

•  Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums
  Book. Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Museums, by Johnnetta Betsch Cole and Laura Lott. February 1, 2019.
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07M5RL1K2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Museum Hue

• Museum Hue fosters the social cohesion, well-being, and economic impact that the arts and culture offer creatives and communities of color.
  https://www.museumhue.com/

Thanks again for a fantastic March chat! We hope you can join us for our April #‎OHMuseumChat,  Thursday, April 18 as we discuss "Creative Ways to Engage New Visitors."

Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!