Race, Culture, and Appearance
Our curricular materials reflect racial and ethnic balance in illustrations and photos. Individuals from non-dominant groups are represented as central characters, including leadership roles. We aim to avoid stereotypes or oversimplified generalizations about different cultures. Characters vary in appearance to reflect different skin colors, body types, hairstyles, clothing, and other identifying traits.
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Character ExamplesView a sample from our character library to see how we represent racial and cultural diversity in our illustrations. This is a small sample – new illustrations are continuously added to our library! | |
Curriculum ExamplesThese samples demonstrate a few ways we represent racial and cultural diversity in our curricular materials and rotating content. | |
Visual Support ExampleThese samples demonstrate a few ways we represent racial and cultural diversity in our student-facing visual supports. | |
Translated MaterialsSTAR Autism Support strives to provide materials in multiple languages. We work with international projects to create materials that are representative of that country’s culture and resources. We work with districts to provide interpretation during workshops. | |
Marketing ExampleWe strive to represent our DEI values in our external communications, including marketing, newsletters, and social media. | |
Feedback FormSTAR Autism Support is continuously working to improve inclusivity and representation in our products to ensure all students, staff, and educators can identify with our materials. Additionally, we are always looking for ways to move our growth, from product to practice. |