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General Principles for Reducing Bias (PDF)

This article provides four principles for reducing bias when talking about people and their personal characteristics.  It is supported by the inclusive language guide also from the American Psychological Association.

(July 2022 - American Psychological Association)

• inclusive language
• inclusion
• harmful language
• reducing bias
• implicit prejudice
• communication

Inclusive Language Guide - Second edition (PDF)

This is the American Psychological Association authored and curated language guide for writing, speaking, and educating.  It contains sections with explanations of terms related to inclusion as well as harmful language and contemporary alternatives to those harmful terms.

*Note this guide is long, but provides useful information on terms to avoid, why they should be avoided, and suggestions for alternative language.

(2023 - American Psychological Association)

• inclusive language
• harmful language
• communication
• microaggressions
• tactics
• glossary