Resources

Equity and inclusion in astronomy

• A document I've written, compiling many sources on best practices in hiring in astronomy (note: this is a working draft; version here current as of 03/31/2017)
  Hiring practices in astronomy
• WGAD recommendations on making publishing and publications more accessible
• Journal club presentation for International Women's Day 2017 (and general strike). Covers recent NSF WMPD statistics, hiring bias, bystander intervention, and accessibility. (PDF)

Accessibility

• Webaim: tips for website design to make your pages compatible with screen readers
• Website design tips, CU Boulder Disability Services
• Color Oracle: check if your website, documents, figures are accessible color-wise
• Making accessible Word docs, CU Boulder Disability Services
• Making accessible powerpoints, CU Boulder Disability Services
• Creating and verifying PDF accessibility, Adobe
• Accessibility checker for macs, Microsoft Office

Accessible Astronomy

• WGAD Accessible Astronomy Town Hall, January 2020 (slides)
• White paper for the Astro2020 Decadal survey: Accessible Astronomy: Policies, Practices, and Strategies to Increase Participation of Astronomers with Disabilities
• AAS Climate Site Visit Program: to visit and evaluate organizational climate at astronomy departments and institutions
• AAS WGAD website
• Presentation from Universal Design panel at Women in Astronomy IV, June 2017. Accessible powerpoint: (.pptx)