What This Better Ally Got Wrong in 2025
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A reflection on five mistakes made in workplace allyship during 2025, including not extending accessible font usage beyond documents to presentations, forgetting to plan for accessible seating at panel events, overlooking broader AI impacts beyond bias, using unnecessary descriptive adjectives that reinforce stereotypes, and incorrectly capitalizing 'Deaf' when referring to community identity. Each mistake includes lessons learned and actionable changes for creating more inclusive workplaces.
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Better allyship starts here. Each week, Karen Catlin shares five simple actions to create a workplace where everyone can thrive.1. Don’t just check the box and move on2. Be thoughtful with panel seating3. Consider different perspectivesGet Better Allies® ’s stories in your inbox4. Avoid unnecessary adjectives5. Know when to capitalize DeafSort: