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State Board continues DEI training; consultants stress disability inclusion and accessible practice
Summary
The board's DEI consultants led a late‑afternoon session focused on disability inclusion, accessible practice and intercultural development. Trainers urged the board to build norms, practice accountability and treat accessibility as universal design.
Consultants from Genesys Ed Solutions led a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging training for the Washington State Board of Education on Wednesday, focusing on disability inclusion, group norms and intercultural development.
The session opened with lead consultant Dr. Joy Gorham Herbie, who framed the workshop as a co‑creative process and described Genesys Ed Solutions' approach to organizational culture change. Consultants Dr. Jen Self and Dr. Blair Hayes presented material on disability inclusion, accessibility practices and a developmental model for intercultural competence (the Bennett scale).
Trainers emphasized practical steps and norms for board…
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