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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Alexis Aiello <alexisaaiello@gmail.com> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 13, 2020 4:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Communication Disorders & Sciences <cds@uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Antiracism Task Force Petition<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To University of Oregon CDS program:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As a biracial alumna of this program, I have signed the petition that will be sent to ASHA, CAA, AAB, and CAPCSD to advocate for an Antiracism Task Force to review the current ASHA standards
and to develop new standards for antiracism training in university programs. I urge more students, faculty and alumni to sign the petition at </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.google.com*url*q*3Dhttps:**Awww.change.org*CAATaskForce*26amp;sa*3DD*26amp;ust*3D1594678148144000*26amp;usg*3DAOvVaw1SL-IqDxH6UJL0lKhuveeL&sa=D&ust=1594678148159000&usg=AFQjCNHGBRjZCFDGTDd2vUB1EzYlA9SxUw__;Ly8vPyUvLy8lJSUlJSU!!C5qS4YX3!TTG3ibxYc0YryvuclX2BLpcDfw0Fv2psGZrjHa_WzWvIojh5wvp0-z1SvON86A$">https://www.change.org/CAATaskForce</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The petition identifies systemic racism as being at the root of racial injustice in the speech-language-hearing field and in our university training programs. Systemic problems require
systemic solutions. <u>As such, I urge the CDS program to commit their organizational support by emailing your <b>departmental endorsement</b> of the petition to </u></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:caaracismtaskforce@gmail.com">caaracismtaskforce@gmail.com</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> as
other departments across the country have done.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The department’s endorsement would signal a strong commitment. While amendments to ASHA’s Accreditation Standards could take several years, departments that have a commitment to antiracism
have the power to enact the recommended actions right away with or without an ASHA Task Force, including:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">1. Reviewing program admissions criteria and barriers to access by students who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color; </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;counter-increment: lst-ctn-kix_ol9u57v7opv7-0 1;orphans: 2;widows: 2">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2. Review retention data for students who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;counter-increment: lst-ctn-kix_ol9u57v7opv7-0 1;orphans: 2;widows: 2">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">3. Surveying the experiences of students and faculty in CSD programs who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color to identify curriculum-based and institutional factors impacting their lived experiences
and training</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;counter-increment: lst-ctn-kix_ol9u57v7opv7-0 1;orphans: 2;widows: 2">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">4. Require that all faculty and students take evidence-based anti-racism training </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;counter-increment: lst-ctn-kix_ol9u57v7opv7-0 1;orphans: 2;widows: 2">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review barriers for hiring and recruiting faculty and staff who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;counter-increment: lst-ctn-kix_ol9u57v7opv7-0 1;orphans: 2;widows: 2">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5. Recognize that the infusion model of diversity-related instruction is problematic in its ambiguity and insufficient to bring about required changes. The curriculum must explicitly address antiracism. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I hope to see both the support of individual faculty and students and the endorsement by the department as a unit in support of this, and/or other measure supporting systemic anti racial
action. Taking such a clear stand would be appreciated by alumni, current students and prospective students in their search for a program to join. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In solidarity, respectfully, and with fond memories of the program!</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alexis Aiello </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">MS CCC-SLP</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:alexisaaiello@gmail.com">alexisaaiello@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">530-304-8141</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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