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	<field name="Diversity" language="en-us" metaFormat="news_opps" metaVersion="1.0.00" path="/news-oppsRecord/diversities/diversity">
		<definition>issues of accessibility, language, learning strategies, underrepresentation or urban and rural that the news, event or opportunity seeks to address</definition>
		<vocabLevels number="1">
			<levelAndDeftn level="1" levelName="Diversity" levelDeftn="issues of accessibility, language, learning strategies, underrepresentation or urban and rural that the news, event or opportunity seeks to address"/>
		</vocabLevels>
		<terms>
			<termAndDeftn vocab="Accessibility">includes visually challenged, hearing impaired, cognitively challenged, mobility challenged or limited availability of, or inadequate computer or internet technology</termAndDeftn>

			<termAndDeftn vocab="Language">includes multilingual, English as a second language (ESL), non-english-speaking</termAndDeftn>

			<termAndDeftn vocab="Learning strategy">includes learning style, learning pathways, ways of knowing</termAndDeftn>

			<termAndDeftn vocab="Underrepresentation">includes ethnicity, gender or socioeconomic populations with disproportionate representation in stem (science, technology, mathematics, engineering) disciplines</termAndDeftn>

			<termAndDeftn vocab="Population density">includes issues particular to urban or rural areas or island dwellers</termAndDeftn>
	</terms>

		<bestPractices>
			<dos>
				<practice status="current" originDate="2004-08-20">Choose at least one diversity term.</practice>
			</dos>
			<donts>
				<practice status="current" originDate="2004-08-20">Don't choose more than 1-2  issues. Most items are adequately described by one to perhaps two appropriate issues.</practice>
			</donts>
			<otherPractices>
				<otherPractice header="Accessibility example">
					<practice status="current" originDate="2005-02-04" link1="National Technical Institute for the Deaf" url1="http://www.ntid.rit.edu/nce/" link2="Accessibility" style2="bold">The National Technical Institute for the Deaf is an example of the Accessibility diversity term</practice>
				</otherPractice>
			</otherPractices>
		</bestPractices>

		<documentation>
			<obligation>required metadata if parent tag is present</obligation>
			<min>1</min>
			<max>unbounded</max>
			<XMLdataTypes>
				<XMLdataType>string</XMLdataType>
			</XMLdataTypes>
			<domain>controlled vocabulary</domain>
			<example>Accessibility</example>
		</documentation>
	</field>
</metadataFieldInfo>
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