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| ====== Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Policy ====== | ====== Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Policy ====== |
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| > Adopted by BAC committee August 2024 | > Approved by BAC AGM 2025 |
| > To be reviewed by BAC AGM 2025 | |
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| All Voice Limited ("AV") is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible environment for all members. This policy outlines our dedication to equality, diversity, inclusion ("EDI"), and accessibility, ensuring that every individual feels valued and respected. | All Voice Limited ("AV") is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible environment for all members. This policy outlines our dedication to equality, diversity, inclusion ("EDI"), and accessibility, ensuring that every individual feels valued and respected. |
| * programme accessibility: facilitating accommodations such as sign language interpreters or assisted listening devices during rehearsals and performances; | * programme accessibility: facilitating accommodations such as sign language interpreters or assisted listening devices during rehearsals and performances; |
| * and a supportive environment: ensuring that all activities and programmes are inclusive and accessible, with necessary adjustments made to support full participation. | * and a supportive environment: ensuring that all activities and programmes are inclusive and accessible, with necessary adjustments made to support full participation. |
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| | Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion also extends to our adoption of the Halo Code, against hair discrimination in our choir, audiences and events (see [[#Appendix 3: Halo Code|Appendix 3]]). |
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| ===== Commitments and Actions ===== | ===== Commitments and Actions ===== |
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| Before, during and after an investigation into a representative's complaint, the ensemble will collect, hold and use information and evidence relevant to the allegation in question, including for example, information from third parties, such as other representatives. This will include personal information about the complainant and potentially "special categories" of information, both of which are regulated by data protection legislation. The information will be retained securely, for as long as it is considered necessary in accordance with current data protection legislation. | Before, during and after an investigation into a representative's complaint, the ensemble will collect, hold and use information and evidence relevant to the allegation in question, including for example, information from third parties, such as other representatives. This will include personal information about the complainant and potentially "special categories" of information, both of which are regulated by data protection legislation. The information will be retained securely, for as long as it is considered necessary in accordance with current data protection legislation. |
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| | ====== Appendix 3: Halo Code ====== |
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| | > [[https://www.halocollective.co.uk]] |
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| | Our choir champions the right of members to embrace all Afro-hairstyles. We acknowledge that Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black members’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious identities, and requires specific styling for hair health and maintenance. |
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| | We celebrate Afro-textured hair worn in all styles including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps. |
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| | In our choir, we recognise and celebrate our colleagues' identities. We are a community built on an ethos of equality and respect where hair texture and style have no bearing on a members’ ability to participate. |