Are You Sending The Message We Don’t Need You?
Ending Segregation and Tapping the Power of Diversity Through Technology In Your Non-Profit
Presented by Region 5 Parent TA Center
PresentersBarbara Buswell
Jacey TramuttRoger Holt
Link to nTen Session Details Page
Who Are We?
o Barbara Buswello Jacey Tramutto Roger Holt
http://www.peakparent.org
http://www.pluk.org
Who are You?
• Who is in the audience?• Who do you serve?
Link to nTen - Who are You? - Audience Input
John Hockenberry
"Disability teaches us that life can be reinvented. In fact, such an outlook is required." From: Moving Violations by John Hockenberry
Video Link: Around the Corner With John Hockenberry
Presentation Objective I• Understand why your non-profit will benefit
from employing people with disabilities as well as enable you to expand and more effectively serve your constituency
Presentation Objective II• Technology that can assist you
Presentation Objective III• How this way of thinking applies to other
diverse groups: -Gay
-Lesbian-Transgendered-Different Cultures-Etc…
Why People With Disabilities?• According to the U. S. Census Bureau, about
49.7 million Americans have a disability, which includes people of all ages. About two-thirds of these individuals have a severe disability.
http://www.dol.gov/ODEP/FAQS/people.htm
Why People With Disabilities?
We’re all just one banana peel away…The one minority group you can join anytime.
Why People With Disabilities• Diversity, Diversity, Diversity• People with disabilities are experienced at
creative problem solving, accepting and embracing differences in others, & learning to be experts at how systems work
Why People With Disabilities
• They also help us stay up to date with cutting edge technology
Think Beyond the Label PSA
Why People With Disabilities• Employer Benefits
Jessica Karjala Interview
National Network of ADA Centers Website
Utilizing Technology in the Workplace
• Different technologies can be used to support people with disabilities and to make your work place accessible and accepting
Utilizing Technology in the Workplace
• Low tech to high tech, utilizing the range
Utilizing Technology in the Workplace• See if you can identify low & high tech
strategies in the following examples
Melissa
YouTube Link: Melissa Kase Interview
Terry
YouTube Link: Terry Booth Interview
Shannon
YouTube Link: Shannon Payne Interview
Pair & Share
• What are a few ways you could include people with disabilities in your workplace and in your constituency?
Link to Google Moderator Pair & Share
Eric
http://www.transactiveonline.org
The Transgender Child, A Handbook for Families and Professionals
Family Acceptance Project, San Francisco University
YouTube Link: Eric Porter Interview
Other Diverse Groups- Pair & Share
• How might the principles and ideas we have shared for including people with disabilities in the workplace as well as your constituency also apply to other diverse groups?
• Gay/Lesbian Community• Transgendered Community• People from diverse cultures• People who speak different languages• Moms with young children• Add your own diverse group here
Sharing Group Ideas
• Share your ideas with the big group
In Conclusion
Benefits of a diverse staff and constituency:• More people have access to your services and
message• Acceptance & understanding of differences• Knowledge and confidence to implement
accommodations• Technology is a tool that supports and
facilitates diversity
Enlarge your world
In Conclusion
• What about this session intrigued you the most?
In Conclusion“You can’t learn to swim from the parking lot.”- Norman Kunc
http://www.normemma.com/
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