The Canary Code

CHAPTER THREE THE CANARY CODE

Radical Inclusion for Holistic Belonging

Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists; it is making a new space, a better space for everyone.

—George Dei

DEEP DIVE

HOLISTIC BELONGING REQUIRES RADICALLY INCLUSIVE SYSTEMS

In many organizations, inclusion programs take the form of sequential interventions focusing on specific aspects of diversity for a year or two—maybe starting with gender or race and then moving onto disability and neurodiversity . . . well, someday. Only about 5 percent of organizations include disability in their diversity programs,1 and most organizations vastly underestimate ...