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alex

A tool for writing inclusive content

As equity, diversity and inclusion professionals, you know that the impact of words can be very important when it comes to creating an inclusive environment.

alex is a free open source tool created by Wooorm. The tool highlights a term that is deemed insensitive in terms of gender, ethno-cultural origin, religion, etc., and suggests an alternative word, so that your text is free from potentially offensive turns of phrase.

For example, if you write “All men are equal”, alex will suggest you write instead “All humans are equal.”

alex was built to recognize English words. If you write in French, you can easily use an automatic translation tool, then copy/paste your text for analysis.

Since alex is an open source tool, the more you use it and the more you make suggestions for improvement, the more relevant it will be for everyone! Don’t hesitate to share it with your colleagues.

The tool can be integrated with several platforms: Slack, Sublime, Gulp, etc.

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