Engaging Diverse Communities
Below you will find useful resources and information on engaging with diverse communities.
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Accessing Member Resources
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Tai Pawb Good Practice Briefings
- Older People – Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Environments (2014)
- Making the most of Hearing (Induction) Loops (2013)
- Making information accessible (2012)
- Inspirational Community Engagement (2011)
- Language communication needs (2010)
- Engaging BME youth (2006)
Presentations from Tai Pawb events
Useful Information
- The Manchester Community Engagement Toolkit (Manchester City Council)
- How to Organise Inclusive and Accessible Events (University of Leeds)
- Planning for Inclusive Access in Wales. Good practice guidance toolkit (Disability Wales)
- The local interfaith guide (Faith Community Co-operation in Action, 2005) – Appendix has section on catering for multi faith events
- BBC Religious Holidays and Festivals: April – June 2016
- ‘How do we define reasonable’ (EHRC)
- Who pays for an adjustments’ (EHRC)
- Inclusive Communities A guide for local authorities (Disability Rights UK)
- Communication tips for speaking to someone with hearing loss (Action on Hearing Loss)
- Language support: Challenges and benefits for users and providers of health and social care services (Better Health Briefing, 2013)
- Make it Clear (Mencap)
- Clear and Easy: handbook for making written information easy to read and understand for people with a learning disability (Learning Disability Wales and Mencap Cymru)
- Making information accessible for all (EBU)
- Accessible Information Guidelines, making information accessible for people with aphasia (Stroke Association)
- Communicating (Alzheimer’s Society)
- Dyslexia Style Guide (British Dyslexia Association)
- How to write in Plain English (Plain English Campaign)
- Good practice guide: Working with housed Gypsies and Travellers (Shelter, 2008)
- Engaging LGBT People in your work (Community Connections)
- How to engage Gay people in your work (Stonewall)
- Working with older lesbian, gay and bisexual people A Guide for Care and Support Services (Stonewall)
- Communicating Commitment to Trans inclusion. The Trans inclusion journey and communicating commitment to all staff (Stonewall, 2016)
- First Steps to Trans Inclusion (Stonewall, 2016)
- Trans* Form Cymru Toolkit (Trans* Form Cymru, Youth Cymru, Welsh Government, 2015)
- Tips on how to be a trans ally – Written by the Trans* Form Group
- Inclusivity, Supporting BME Trans People (Sabah Chaudrey, GIRES)
- Building trust and respect between people of all faith throughout Wales (Interfaith Wales)
- Muslim tenants in housing associations: feedback and engagement (Housing Corporation, 2005)
- A Guide to Engaging Muslim Communities (CIH, 2008)
- Spiritual Capital Cardiff – A Report on the impact of faith and cultural organisations in Cardiff
- Meeting the needs of Somali residents, Somali Tenants Engagement Project (Tower Hamlets Homes, 2012)
- Toolkit for BME Community Engagement (England Athletics)
- Invisible Men: engaging more men in social projects (Young Foundation)
- Tenant Scrutiny: now and in the future (Housemark, TPAS, CIH)
- TPAS Cymru Information Sheet Tenant Scrutiny: Role, Skills & Tools (TPAS Cymru)
Organisations that can provide further information:
- TPAS Cymru
- Welsh Tenants
- Participation Cymru
- Ageing Well in Wales
- UK Men’s Sheds Association
- All Wales People First
- List of Local People First Organisations
- Cardiff Institute for the Blind
- North Wales Deaf Association
- West Wales Dyslexia Association
- Youth Cymru
- Ethnic Youth Support Team
- Travelling Ahead
- Prince’s Trust
- YFC Wales
- Mermaids
- Trans* Form (Youth Cymru)
- SEWREC – BME Youth Forum
- LGBT+ Youth Pembrokeshire
- Goodvibes – Swansea LGBT Youth Group
- Viva LGBT Youth
- Unique Transgender Network
- FTM Wales
- Transgender Awareness Wales
- Stonewall Cymru
- Unity Group Wales
- Tawe Butterflies
- Breaking the Binary
- Swansea LGBT Forum
- Pride Cymru
- Swansea Bay Pride
- North Wales Pride
- Time To Change Wales
- Women Connect First
- WEN Wales
- Merched y Wawr
- Women’s Institute
- Muslim Council for Wales
- Ihsaan Social Support Association Wales
- Henna Foundation
- Orthodox Wales
- Hindu Cultural Association (Wales)
- Baha’I Council for Wales
- Buddist Council of Wales
- South Wales Jewish Representative Council
- Cytûn, Churches Together in Wales
- SEWREC
- Race Equality First
- Swansea Bay Regional Equality Council
- NEWREN
- Race Council Cymru
- BAWSO
- Welsh Refugee Council
- Oasis Centre
- Trinity Centre Cardiff
- Share Dydd – Cardiff Destitution Network
- Displaced People in Action
- African Community Centre
- Gypsies & Travellers Wales
- Swansea Chinese Community Co-op Centre
- MEWN Cymru
- Romani Cultural and Arts Company
- Polish Community of the Valleys Association
- Show Racism the Red Card
- Gingerbread
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Please note the material in this section is for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Tai Pawb is not responsible for the content of external resources.