Make Your Office Globally Accessible without Adding to your Workload
Location
JSAC 1011 - Hybrid
Start Date
19-5-2026 11:15 AM
End Date
19-5-2026 12:00 PM
Description
CORE’s Rue Winiarczyk and ACS’s Fiona Grugan often see that in today’s increasingly global campus environments, staff interact daily with students and colleagues from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Many common challenges, such as misinterpreted email tone, delayed responses, or unclear expectations, often come from small, everyday communication habits.
This session offers practical, low-effort strategies to make routine interactions more globally accessible without adding to staff workload. Rather than focusing on theory, the session centers on real scenarios staff already encounter, including writing emails, responding to questions, and navigating misunderstandings. Participants will learn simple adjustments that can immediately improve clarity and reduce friction, including: • How to write emails that are clear, respectful, and culturally neutral • Quick response frameworks that maintain warmth without requiring extra time • Small shifts in tone and structure that increase accessibility for multilingual audiences
The session will include examples, before/after comparisons, and templates that staff can apply right away. By the end, participants will leave with concrete tools they can integrate into their daily work, making communication more inclusive, efficient, and effective for everyone they serve without increasing workload.
Recommended Citation
Winiarczyk, Rowena and Grugan, Fiona, "Make Your Office Globally Accessible without Adding to your Workload" (2026). Staff Professional Development Week. 4.
https://ida.gallaudet.edu/spdw/spdwspring2026/spdwspring2026may19/4
Make Your Office Globally Accessible without Adding to your Workload
JSAC 1011 - Hybrid
CORE’s Rue Winiarczyk and ACS’s Fiona Grugan often see that in today’s increasingly global campus environments, staff interact daily with students and colleagues from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Many common challenges, such as misinterpreted email tone, delayed responses, or unclear expectations, often come from small, everyday communication habits.
This session offers practical, low-effort strategies to make routine interactions more globally accessible without adding to staff workload. Rather than focusing on theory, the session centers on real scenarios staff already encounter, including writing emails, responding to questions, and navigating misunderstandings. Participants will learn simple adjustments that can immediately improve clarity and reduce friction, including: • How to write emails that are clear, respectful, and culturally neutral • Quick response frameworks that maintain warmth without requiring extra time • Small shifts in tone and structure that increase accessibility for multilingual audiences
The session will include examples, before/after comparisons, and templates that staff can apply right away. By the end, participants will leave with concrete tools they can integrate into their daily work, making communication more inclusive, efficient, and effective for everyone they serve without increasing workload.
