Why is this a problem?
Even when an organization wants more diverse participation, it may not know how to recruit in an inclusive way.
Important questions to ask:
- Are you always reaching out to the same people or groups?
- Do you mostly recruit through personal or professional contacts, which can leave others out?
- Are your outreach methods accessible and offered in different formats?
- Are you reaching the communities you actually want to include?
- Do you have the time and resources to build trust with underrepresented communities?
- Are your recruitment steps and requirements inclusive, or do they accidentally exclude people?
Ways to address the barrier
Build in travel funding
Action for Travel
Check and improve accessibility
Action for Registration process
Make communications multi-modal and consistent
Action for Recruiting
Promote standards in the communities they affect
Action for Public awareness
Recruit across disability and intersectional identity
Action for Recruiting