Query -- discuss DE&I with your leadership team AND your hourly associates. Open communications and clearly set expectations are crucial. 

Are you trying to bring diversity and inclusion to your PTA? Here's a resource -- HERE

Open -- stay open to different views and ideals. It's ok to not agree, but as long as they are doing no harm... let others be,

Neurodivergent (ND) — Neurodivergent, sometimes known as ND, means having a brain that works in a way that diverges significantly from the dominant societal standards of “normal.”

Neurodiversity — Neurodiversity is a relatively new term coined in 1998 by autistic, Australian sociologist Judy Singer in 1998. The neurodiversity definition began as a way to describe people on the Autistic spectrum. Neurodiversity has since broadened to include people with:

• Autism
• Dyslexia
• ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Order)
• Dyscalculia
• DSD (Dyspraxia)
• Dysgraphia
• Tourette Syndrome
• and other neurological differences

What does it mean to be on the spectrum? Check out Neurodiversity: The Definitive Guide for more about the meaning of neurodiversity and examples of it in the workplace.

Neurodiverse — What is neurodiverse? Neurodiverse is used to describe a group of people where some members of the group are neurodivergent.

Neurodiversity Movement — The Neurodiversity Movement is a social justice movement that is seeking equality, respect, inclusion, and civil rights for people with Neurodiversity.

LGBT — Abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (often used to encompass sexual preference and gender identities that do not correspond to heterosexual norms).

LGBT is an acronym with multiple variations such as:

• LGBTQ — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (or questioning).
• LGBTQIA — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex, and asexual (or allies).
• LGBTA — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and asexual/aromantic/agender.
• LGBTIQQ — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, and Questioning.
• LGBTQ2+ — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or sometimes questioning), and two-spirited. The “+”  signifies a number of other identities and is used to keep the abbreviation brief when written out.  Some write out the full abbreviation which is LGBTTTQQIAA.

DIVERSITY TERMS STARTING WITH K

Karen — Karen is a common stereotype of white women who use privilege to demand something out of the scope of what is necessary. Wikipedia says a Karen would:

“demand to “speak to the manager”, anti-vaccination beliefs, being racist, or sporting a particular bob cut hairstyle. As of 2020, the term was increasingly being used as a general-purpose term of disapproval for middle-aged white women”