91. BLM, inclusivity and techcomm

Black Lives Matter (BLM), inclusivity and technical communicators: What can/should technical communicators do within and without their jobs?   BLM means recognising black people have historically suffered from prejudice and injustices, and that they still do today.    We look at:   BLM and techcomm outputs Encouraging Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) people to become technical communicators Technical communicators using their skills in the wider community to support BLM   Links: Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/ellispratt/status/1274966367159095296 https://developers.google.com/style/inclusive-documentation https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/bias-free-communication https://www.notion.so/9560a2fdb9364c1aa9e1ede6e6e84225?v=097d37e5e18d452b81af5712df427a56 https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/StyleGuide/current/StyleGuide/Domains https://github.com/thm/uinames/blob/master/uinames.com/api/names.json https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53050955 https://www.cnet.com/news/master-and-slave-tech-terms-face-scrutiny-amid-anti-racism-efforts/ https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zTssredxA&feature=youtu.be   Image Robert Gale via Unsplash More information Cherryleaf - for technical communication that keeps customers. Cherryleaf newsletter To contact Cherryleaf: [email protected]