5.19 Use Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) Practices
The organization has public policies and practices supporting racial justice, inclusion, equity, and diversity in hiring and operations.
Criteria
- JEDI Practices: The organization has documented its commitment to JEDI practices with clear policies on how it prioritizes marginalized or otherwise underserved communities, including Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, Women, Disabled, Veterans, Seniors, and so on.
- Accessibility Policy: The organization has an accessibility policy for digital products and services and can show this via a verified accessible website, application, product, or service.
- JEDI Training: The organization has JEDI-related training materials and schedules ongoing workshops related to how this topic manifests itself in digital products and services (algorithmic bias, digital divide, gig economy work, mis / disinformation, etc).
- JEDI Improvements: The organization can show measurable JEDI improvement over time in its hiring, leadership, and operations.
- JEDI Legislation: The organization advocates for responsible legislation relating to JEDI practices, especially as related to digital products and services.
Impact
High
Effort
High
Benefits
- Accessibility:
Organizations that incorporate more diverse stakeholder perspectives enact more inclusive policies and often create better products, services, and programs. JEDI practices strengthen an organization’s resilience and ability to collaborate. Additionally, this improves diversity in the tech sector and the overall accessibility of the Internet. - Economic:
Organizations with clear JEDI policies and practices have reduced risks of potential legal issues, lawsuits, etc.
GRI
- materials: High
- energy: High
- water: High
- emissions: High
Example
- These websites have some good examples of accessibility statements, equality and inclusion, diversity, and, general accessibility.
Resources
- 4 Powerful Ways Business Leaders Can Advocate for Women, Minority, and LGBTQ Workers
- 6 ways you can make your design more inclusive and equitable
- Designing web services for people living in data poverty
- Developing an Accessibility Statement
- Employers, Here Are 4 Ways You Can Advocate For Your Underrepresented Employees
- Equal Rights Advocates
- How accessibility benefits your business
- How to Write an Accessibility Statement: Everything You Need to Know
- JEDI Collaborative
- JEDI Investing Toolkit
- Managers, Here’s How to Advocate for Pay Equity
- Racism and inequity are products of design. They can be redesigned.
- Sample accessibility statement
- The Importance of Advocacy for Accessibility within the workplace
- The Performance Inequality Gap
- Understanding Social Digital Responsibility
- Unequal America: Ten insights on the state of economic opportunity
- United Nations [SDGS] Goal 1 (Poverty)
- United Nations [SDGS] Goal 5 (Gender Equality)
- United Nations [SDGS] Goal 8 (Economics & Work)
- United Nations [SDGS] Goal 10 (Inequality)
- United Nations [SDGS] Goal 16 (Sustainable Society)
- United Nations [SDGS] Goal 17 (Global Partnership)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- WebHint