Written Communication Toolkit

Inclusive language

Students should not use inappropriate words or expressions that exclude certain people, or groups of people, demean them either intentionally or unintentionally, or which rely on stereotyping.

The University of Tasmania has a very useful website on the use of inclusive, non-discriminatory language, with suggestions for avoiding language that discriminates against people on the basis of race, gender, disability, ethnicity, etc.

Just Talk: Guide to Inclusive Language. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 23 October, 2006:
http://services.admin.utas.edu.au/just_talk/index.html

Other useful links are:

Writing: Inclusive Language - Grammatical Issues

Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 23 October, 2006:
http://www.learnline.cdu.edu.au/studyskills/wr/wr_ws_pr_il_gi.html

Inclusive Language

Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 23 October, 2006:
http://www.rhodes.edu/ writingcenter/group_b/inclusive_language.html