WELL Equity Rating
Global evidence-based rating to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility into places, policies, and operations.
As Director, Community Concept Lead for the International WELL Building Institute, Dr. Angelita Scott spearheaded the creation and launch of the WELL Equity Rating — a third-party verified, evidence-based global tool to help organizations assess and improve equity in environments. Responsibilities included establishing the rating and feature guidelines, conducting a comprehensive literature review, performing evidence-based feature selection and creation, developing a summative assessment tool to support feature selection and assess readiness, co-facilitating global executive roundtables, building a global network of leaders. The rating enables organizations to measure their commitment to equity and inclusive design with qualitative and quantitative benchmarks.
IMPACT
30 international organizations enrolled at launch
Recognized as a groundbreaking platform for assessing and improving equity in the built environment
Created a monthly 200-person Health Equity Advisory for co-creation and coalition building
Created the first evidence-based and third-party verified guideline that included inclusive design strategies